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  • Las Vegas tries new tactic to improve city's notorious healthcare

    June 07, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Many people in Las Vegas lack access to quality health care centers and providers, and often end up having illnesses that go undiagnosed. Clinics try a personal approach and high-tech system to track, improve health of residents by focusing on the uninsured and the sickest.

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  • One Hospital Tells Bronx's Sick: You Call Us, We'll Call You

    June 03, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hospitals in New York improve healthcare quality and reduce medical costs by staying in frequent contact with patients requiring frequent or long-term care. Montefiore's Accountable Care Organization pulls in care providers from across the medical and social spectrum to improve patient health while curbing expenses.

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  • Hawaii's trailblazing healthcare underscores disparity

    April 05, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Though in the past Hawaiians were dying fast from infectious diseases, today they are among the healthiest people in the world due to universal health care for all.

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  • The Himalayas' Hidden Hunger

    April 01, 2014 |

    Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Sitapur

    In Nepal, a nation of farmers, undernutrition leaves children stunted and at lifelong risk. A nationwide survey aims to track this problem and use a comprehensive approach to tackle it.

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  • What makes a community healthy?

    March 09, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Two poor communities have contrasting approaches to the overwhelming healthcare needs in their regions. One takes a collaborative approach to medicine, creating better outcomes for residents, especially those of low-income, receiving treatment.

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  • Riverside Med Center drastically cuts infection rates

    January 31, 2014 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    Response Location: United States, Pasadena, California

    Infection rates - once kept private by hospitals - are now public record in 32 states, California included. This new transparency - coupled with Medicare now docking payments to hospitals that don’t meet quality measures - is prompting innovation at many hospitals with high infection rates.

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  • Philly-area firm leads the hospital-bill fight vs. the $500 Tylenol

    December 05, 2013 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    With more and more Americans having to pay medical costs out of pocket, a small company out of Philadelphia called ELAP is on the front lines of the war against escalating charges. By helping overwhelmed patients to de-mystify and negotiate medical bills, they are ensuring patients get the best value and avoid egregious financial distress.

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  • To Make Hospitals Less Deadly, a Dose of Data

    December 04, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Available statistics on hospital safety don’t tell the public what they need to know to make informed decisions. A dose of data to increase transparency and accountability could be the answer.

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  • The Hospital Is No Place for the Elderly

    December 01, 2013 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    As the elderly become more likely to have multiple chronic conditions and experience a gradual decline in health towards the end of their lives, a health care approach that centers hospitalization and intensive care might be ineffective and inefficient. Sutter's Advanced Illness Management program (AIM) is using a new, home-based approach to keep down costs and increase quality of life.

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  • In Iowa, Accountable Care Begins To Make A Difference

    November 21, 2013 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Dodge, Iowa

    In Iowa, a Medicare program uses financial incentives to encourage doctors and hospitals to provide the highest quality care possible. The approach has proven successful in providing comprehensive treatment for frequent patients.

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