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Using Chronic Care Model Helps To Improve People's Health And Care (Medical News Today)
Ed Wagner, MD, MPH, knew there had to be a better way. He and Group Health colleagues set out 15 years ago to explore how best to engage patients with chronic diseases in effective care. With Robert Wood Johnson Foundation support, they developed the Chronic Care Model. More than 1,500 U.S. and international medical practices have adopted the Model.
Tennessean Editorial, Opinion Piece Address Language Barriers In Health Care (Medical News Today)
The Tennessean on Friday published an editorial and an opinion piece that addressed issues related to language barriers in health care. Summaries appear below.
Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Issues Related To Overhauling U.S. Health Care System (Medical News Today)
Summaries of several recent editorials and opinion pieces that address issues related to health care reform appear below. Editorials Baltimore Sun: "While a lively debate is expected in coming months over the mechanisms of [health care] reform, the most important goals seem clear," a Sun editorial states.
Court Orders California To Implement Program Providing Care To HIV-Positive People (Medical News Today)
A Superior Court judge in Los Angeles late last month ruled that the California Department of Health Care Services must provide medical care to low-income state residents living with HIV in compliance with a 2002 state law, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced, Bloomberg reports (Pettersson, Bloomberg, 12/23/08). The ruling follows a Dec.
Pensioners warned to take extra care as bitter Arctic chill continues (Daily Mail)
Pensioners have been warned to take extra care as the Met Office issued a severe weather warning for icy roads in London and the South East of England.
Food in Gaza running out - CARE distributions halted by Israeli ground assault (AlertNet)
CARE - USA Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories (Jan. 5, 2009) - The weekend's escalation of violence has halted many distributions of essential goods such as food and medical supplies, straining critically ...
Home care firm set for growth (The Scotsman: Business)
THE UK's fastest-growing provider of care at home is preparing for further growth in Edinburgh this year.
Boy's death investigated by trust (BBC News)
The circumstances surrounding the death of a 12-year-old boy prompts an investigation by a primary care trust in Berkshire.
Baby dies and seven others sick after outbreak of deadly bug in hospital special care unit (Daily Mail: World News)
A baby has died and seven other are in an isolation ward after the outbreak of a deadly bug at a hospital neo-natal unit.
Ice warning after road accidents (BBC News)
Police warn drivers to take extra care on icy roads after a number of accidents across Dorset.