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Financial management of posthospital care programs

Health Care Management Review, 1993
In this article the model estimates differences in utilization and subsequent costs of inpatient acute care, nursing home, and clinic visits as a result of patients using a posthospital care program. These estimates are compared to actual costs showing the model's robustness.
J L, Ehreth, M K, Chapko, S C, Hedrick
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Managing Health Care Volunteer Programs

The Health Care Manager, 2008
This article examines the salient aspects underlying effective volunteer programs in health care organizations. Volunteers are generally unpaid "employees" performing a variety of functions. Reasons for volunteering ranging from altruism to political are discussed. Considerations in establishing a good volunteer-to-organization fit are covered. Finally,
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Psychiatrists' Roles in Managed Care Programs

Psychiatric Services, 1993
We have obviously entered a new world of psychiatry in which fiscal considerations come first. Some of the uncertainties of five years ago are matters of fact today. Length of stay is shifting, and beds are closing all over the country. Psychiatrists' capacity to work in concert to improve the prospects for a profession whose scientific base of ...
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Managed Care May Crunch GME Programs

Nursing Management (Springhouse), 1998
Can teaching hospitals continue operating graduate medical education programs in a world of cost-conscious purchasers, competitive marketplaces, and cutbacks in Medicare's financial support? The absence of widely evident financial problems may slow efforts to establish national trust funds for graduate medical education.
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Evaluating Medicaid Managed Care Programs for Children

Ambulatory Pediatrics, 2001
Nearly every state has implemented some form of managed care for Medicaid recipients, partly in response to rapid increases in Medicaid expenditures. The unique features of children's health and the differences among states in the implementation and scope of their Medicaid managed care programs provide child health services researchers many ...
W O, Cooper, K, Kuhlthau
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Program Management of Telemental Health Care Services

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 2001
Telemedicine is a new adjunct to the delivery of health care services that has been applied to a range of health care specialties, including mental health. When prospective telemedicine programs are planned, telemedicine is often envisaged as simply a question of introducing new technology.
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What Employers Want in Managed Care Programs

Psychiatric Services, 1993
Dr. McCall-Perez is president of Group Practice Consultants, Inc., 1717 Bayshore Drive, Suite 1756, Miami, Florida 33132. from payers-in this case, employers. Because of increased costs, employers trying to provide a mental health benefit are faced with the choice of further restricting benefits, increasing employees’ contributions, or carving out the ...
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Lessons From Arizona's Medicaid Managed Care Program

Health Affairs, 1997
With thirteen years of experience, Arizona's Medicaid managed care program offers valuable insight into the potential and pitfalls of this form of safety-net system.
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Primary care worksite weight management program

Nutrition & Food Science, 2019
PurposeRecent public health initiatives have promoted accumulating 10,000 steps per day. Little previous research has evaluated the using pedometer in sustaining the physical activity level during worksite intervention. Hence, this study aims to the step changes of pedometer in a multicomponent worksite intervention.Design/methodology/approachThis ...
Jian Pei Kong, Rawa Ak Bau, Linda Jok, Azlee Bin Ayub   +3 more
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