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Managed Care
January 2007
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Employers Publish Guide on Prevention's Worth The National Business Group on Health introduces the Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services   |
Managed Care
March 2001
Michael D. Dalzell |
Preventive Care: Can We Do a Better Job? HMOs place great stock in disease prevention, but some highly recommended services go uncovered. Plans and purchasers often don't agree on priorities... |
Managed Care
March 2001
John A. Marcille |
Should That Apple a Day Be Red, Green, or Golden? So if everyone's at least in agreement that preventing illness should be a common goal, why is a mutual understanding of "prevention" so elusive? |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
3rd U.S. Preventive Task Force Issues Recommendations The Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its first of 70 sets of recommendations about the value of specific preventive services... |
Managed Care
June 2006 |
Excessive Use of Screening Tests Costs System Millions Each Year Managed care always couched its emphasis on prevention with the caveat that diagnostic tests should be conducted according to generally accepted national practice guidelines. A new study seems to indicate just how costly preventive medicine can be when not tied to a disciplined approach. |
Fast Company
July 1, 2007 |
Going on the Gold Standard What it takes for your company to join the cancer fight. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2006
Mark B. Stephens |
Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents The key to providing relevant and useful preventive counseling for adolescent patients is developing the trust necessary to discuss the specific issues that impact this age group. |
Managed Care
December 2007 |
Most HSA/HDHPs Cover Preventive Treatment on a First-Dollar Basis Most health savings account plans cover recommended preventive benefits on a first-dollar basis, which is to say without regard to whether the deductible has been met. A new survey shows which high-deductible plans are compatible. |
Managed Care
September 2001
Michael S. Victoroff |
'Prevention Doesn't Pay?' Logic Explodes This Myth One fable goes like this: "Health plans have no interest in preventive medicine, since the return on investment takes years, and the tenure of members is too short to see any benefit." This simply isn't so... |
Wired
September 22, 2008
Katharine Gammon |
Leroy Hood: Look to the Genome to Rebuild Health Care The 69-year-old biotechnologist bases his health care plan on the four Ps -- medicine that is predictive, preventive, personalized, and participatory. |
Salon.com
July 19, 2001
Ellen Waldman |
Breast-feeders deserve a tax break! But the IRS equates nursing expenses with cosmetic surgery and diamond-studded bifocals... |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2005
Hanna & Wenger |
Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Patients A review of the scientific evidence for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly. |
Managed Care
March 2007 |
1 in 5 Non-Elderly Women Are Uninsured More than 17 million American women are uninsured. These women are more likely to postpone care and to forego filling needed prescriptions than insured women, and they often delay or go without important preventive care services. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2006 |
Medicines to Prevent Migraine Headaches A patient hand-out on the painful condition, its causes, treatment options and prevention recommendations. |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2005 |
Is preventive maintenance worth it? For many businesses, a planned maintenance strategy is critical. Yet nearly 68 percent of the respondents to a survey of the food and beverage industry say they allocate less than half of their maintenance budgets for preventive activities that reduce equipment failure and plant shutdown. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004 |
Where to Find Evidence-Based Interventions A list of web sites useful in finding evidence-based educational interventions. |
Managed Care
December 2007
Martin Sipkoff |
Smoking Cessation Coverage May Be Worth Plans' Effort Programs that include a pharmacology benefit reap rewards for the health plan and the member. So why isn't there 100% buy-in? |
Nurse Practitioner
February 2012
Wood & Gordon |
Preventing CVD in women: The NP's role This article focuses on the new American Heart Association guidelines for preventing cardiovascular disease in women and the nurse practitioner's role in implementing them. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2004
Daniel Knight |
Health Care Screening for Men Who Have Sex with Men Recommendations on health care screenings for men who have sex with men, who are at increased risk for STDs such as HIV infection, anal cancer, and psychologic and behavioral disorders. |
