UPMC Home Visits Target Unplanned Care in Emergency Departments
UPMC members who treat the ER as a primary care provider can expect a home visit from the health plan's community teams of nurses and social workers. Community teams visit these members at home to...
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Most Patients Want to Self-Manage Healthcare
Most Americans want to manage their healthcare information electronically, but not at the expense of losing face time with their doctors. At least that’s what the results of a new survey from...
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Healthcare Business Week in Review: Post-Surgery ER Visits Up; Medicare...
Nearly one in five older adults who have common operations will end up in the ER within a month of their hospital stay, finds a new study from the University of Michigan Medical School. There is also...
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2 Performance Improvement Tools Help Physicians Work Smarter, Not Harder
In light of health reform, physicians need tools to help them work smarter, not harder, says Mark Shields, MD, MBA, senior medical director for Advocate Physician Partners (APP) and vice president of...
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3 Emergency Department Interventions to Curb ‘Ultra-Utilizer’ Use
Drawing upon an 18-month pilot to curtail wasteful utilization in Ohio ERs, especially by Medicaid beneficiaries identified as 'ultra-utilizers,' Mina Chang, Ph.D., chief, health services research and...
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