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The United States population of older adults is expected to increase from 12 percent to 21 percent by 2030. In preparation for the anticipated growth, Clara Maass Medical Center implemented the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) to provide extra attention and care to senior citizens…
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Houston is struggling with a mental health crisis. With a shortage of psychiatric facilities and a lack of financial resources, insured and uninsured patients are left seeking services from emergency department (ED) physicians and nurses untrained in psychiatry. They face problems that…
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Statement on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017
Rick Pollack
President and CEO
American Hospital Association
From the onset of this debate, America’s hospitals and health systems have been guided by a set of key principles that would protect coverage for…
Using Telephonic Case Management to Treat Homebound Adults with Physical & Mental Disorders Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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The Emergency Department Initiative (EDI) is a collaboration between Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Tarzana Treatment Center (TTC) that began in 2004. TTC has extensive experience in primary care, HIV/AIDS, substance use disorders, and mental health. The objective of the…
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food insecurity is defined as a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food with either disrupted eating patterns or reduced food intake. Food insecurity, a determinant of health, affected more than…
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In 2006, Intermountain Health designated a system-wide fund for mental health initiatives throughout the state. The driving philosophy was to increase access to follow-up care for hospital patients, decrease the use of the emergency departments (EDs), and provide personal medication…
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Samaritan Health Services (SHS) believes that everyone in the community deserves quality health care. With this in mind and supporting the organization’s motto of building healthy communities together, in 1993 SHS partnered with the Linn County Department of Health and Human Services and…