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AHRQ Innovations Exchange | My Life Check - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 10 Apr 12
     
    The online tool uses information such as blood pressure, smoking status, diet, and physical activity to determine the user's current heart score.
Tom Fields

Nonprofit Organization Enhances Access to Medical and Dental Care for Those With Disabi... - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 13 Apr 12
     
    The program has enhanced access to medical, dental, and personal care services for numerous individuals, many of whom overcame their fears and now receive care without sedation or restraints.
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Hospital-Based Social Workers Follow Up With Recently Discharged Older Adults to Resolv... - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 16 Apr 12
     
    The program enhanced patients' and caregivers' knowledge and ability to manage at home, improved attendance at followup appointments, and reduced readmissions and deaths.
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Promoting Your Public Report: A Hands-On Guide - 0 views

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  • Tom Fields on 19 Apr 12
     
    The suggested approaches and template materials are intended for use with the media, both in traditional settings (e.g., printed newspapers, radio broadcasts) and online avenues (e.g., news Web sites, blogs).
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Coordinating Community Care for Seniors - 0 views

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shared by Tom Fields on 23 May 12 - No Cached
  • Tom Fields on 23 May 12
     
    The Featured Innovations describe two programs that provide seniors with care coordination and support, which reduced hospital and nursing home admissions, and a third program that provides care coordination to adults with serious mental illness, which reduced emergency department visits.
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Web-Based Service Helps Runaway and Homeless Adolescents Feel More Empowered About Heal... - 0 views

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shared by Tom Fields on 01 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Tom Fields on 01 Jun 12
     
    Adolescents using the service report feeling more empowered and knowledgeable about their health, while program staff report multiple cases in which the service has enhanced access to and improved the quality of medical care.
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