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  • To Help Mental Health Patients, Hospitals Open a New Kind of ER

    March 26, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Alameda, California

    Across the United States, overwhelmed emergency rooms constantly struggle to accommodate those that are having psychiatric health issues due to methods of necessary prioritization. To combat this issue, a handful of hospitals throughout the nation have opened specialty ERs that are specifically designated for those in psychiatric crises.

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  • Home Visits Help New Parents Overcome Tough Histories, Raise Healthy Children

    August 21, 2017 |

    Kaiser Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Home visit programs, where family support workers meet with expecting and new parents, are at risk of not getting funding. Advocates stress the importance of these programs for improving parenting skills, providing a confidant for parents, and helping reach children before they are already struggling.

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  • Lag In Brain Donation Hampers Understanding Of Dementia In Blacks

    August 09, 2017 |

    Kaiser Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    There is a racial disparity in science, the black population is extremely underrepresented and due to historically terrible treatment of black individuals by science they are very reluctant to engage in research. Therefore, researchers are now starting to directly target black and other underrepresented groups to try to spur involvement.

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  • Home Remedy

    March 19, 2017 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    End of life planning is a thorny issue, but a pre-hospice program in San Diego is working to address the tough conversations and place seniors in care for their final years. They found that by bringing care to patients in their homes, they save patients’ emergency hospital visits and save the system money. Medicare and insurance don't usually pay for in-home palliative care, but companies that work with the Affordable Care Act are using creative financing to offer quality care without added expense.

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  • How One Hospital Brought Its C-Section Rate Down In A Hurry

    May 10, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Newport Beach, California

    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, under pressure from the insurance network to lower maternity costs, used a number of tools to lower the rate of cesarean sections done. The changes not only helped drastically reduce costs, but created a better, safer birth outcomes for patients.

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  • Inviting Patients To Help Decide Their Own Treatment

    March 16, 2015 |

    Kaiser Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Patient Support Corps at UC San Francisco Medical Center pairs interns with patients to provide support during visits. The program, which now acts as a model for other hospitals, encourages patients to speak up and offers them the information needed to make decisions about their care, rather than having the doctors make the decision for them.

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