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States to Get U.S. Bonuses for Covering Uninsured Children
Bloomberg
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Twenty-three states will share $296.5 million in U.S. payments for encouraging low-income families to enroll their children in public health programs. Bonuses reward states that streamline eligibility for Medicaid, the federal-state health program for the poor, or the Children's Health Insurance Program. The effort is aimed at children younger than 19 from households with annual incomes of as much as $45,000 for a family of four, though some states have more generous criteria.
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UC Davis Health partners with Sinaloa, Mexico
Sacramento Business Journal
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The UC Davis Health System has signed an agreement to partner with Sinaloa, Mexico, to improve the health and well-being of its residents. The focus will be on exchanging data and research on telehealth technology and neurodevelopmental disorders. The Sinaloa government wants to tap into UC Davis' expertise in autism and Fragile X Syndrome to help Mexican families identify these problems and start treatment early.
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University of Utah's New Health Science Chief Has High Hopes for Flagship's Future
The Salt Lake Tribune
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Vivian Lee is a reformer, but she isn't much of a talker. That's because she's "a doer," one full of insights and a drive for excellence, according to former colleagues in Manhattan, where Lee was vice dean for science at New York University's Langone Medical Center. At just 45, Lee may be Utah's most influential physician, leading a $2 billion biomedical research, education and clinical enterprise. The university hired Lee, a leading radiological researcher and mother of four, as its senior vice president for health sciences.
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Connecticut Drops Insurers From Medicaid
USA Today and Kaiser Health News
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In the past decade, most states have turned Medicaid over to private insurance plans, hoping they could control costs and improve care. Nearly half of the 60 million people in the government program for the poor are in managed-care plans run by insurance. Connecticut, the "insurance capital of the world," is bucking the trend. Instead of paying the companies a set monthly fee to cover the health costs of more than 400,000 children and parents, the state will assume financial responsibility.
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Nowhere to Go, Patients Linger in Hospitals, at a High Cost
The New York Times
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Hundreds of patients have been languishing for months or even years in New York City hospitals, despite being well enough to be sent home or to nursing centers for less-expensive care, because they are illegal immigrants or lack sufficient insurance or appropriate housing. As a result, hospitals are absorbing the bill for millions of dollars in unreimbursed expenses annually while the patients, trapped in bureaucratic limbo, are sometimes deprived of services that could be provided elsewhere at a small fraction of the cost.
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When Nurses Catch Compassion Fatigue, Patients Suffer
The Wall Street Journal
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Compassion fatigue is a combination of secondary traumatic stress from witnessing the suffering of others and burnout. It can lead nurses to feel sadness and despair that impair their health and well-being. Hospitals are tackling the problem amid a worsening shortage of nurses and concerns that patients may suffer. Compassion fatigue can reduce nurses' empathy and lead them to dread or even avoid certain patients, raising the risk of substandard care.
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Disaster Medicine Dilemmas Examined
American Medical News
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A medical disaster is when the need for care outstrips the available resources. Such a chasm between demand and supply stretches far beyond a hectic day in the emergency department and requires a shift in ethical thinking because not every patient can get the care he or she would be entitled to under normal circumstances. Which patients get the highest priority? What obligation do physicians have to respond to patient need in disasters? Definitive answers are hard to come by, but asking these questions in advance can help prepare the profession and public for the gut-wrenching decisions made in the heat of the moment.
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Fungus Found in Sinks Can Cause Serious Infections
HealthDay News via USA Today
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Disease-causing strains of the fungus Fusarium are present in bathroom sink drains, which may be a common source of infection in humans, according to a new study. Fusarium is well known for causing diseases in agricultural crops, but some species of the fungus can cause potentially dangerous and even fatal infections in humans. Fusarium infections can be difficult to treat because Fusarium is resistant to many antifungal drugs.
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RFA: Medicaid-Safety Net Learning Collaborative
NAPH
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The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has issued a request for applications (RFA) for interested state teams to join the Medicaid-Safety Net Learning Collaborative. Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Medicaid-Safety Net Learning Collaborative will advance partnerships between Medicaid directors and safety net providers to improve access to care for vulnerable populations. Seven states will be chosen to receive assistance, which includes access to expert consultation, implementation resources, and a forum for state-to-state exchange. Safety net providers can draft applications, but they must have the support of a Medicaid director. A webinar for prospective applicants will be held on Jan. 17. Applications, which are available at www.nashp.org, are due by Feb. 16.
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A Miracle on 31st Street
Wright L. Lassiter, III
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Alameda County Medical Center's (ACMC's) chief executive officer describes the process of allowing the organization's Highland Hospital to be the subject of an upcoming documentary, "The Waiting Room." Despite ACMC's initial concern regarding the project, Lassiter describes the film as "powerful, human, and real." Through footage of and interviews with real patients and staff, the cameras reveal the true value of the public hospital.
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Find out What's New With NAPH Members
NAPH
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The University of California's (UC's) Center for Health Quality and Innovation has awarded UC Health Fellowships to support projects that improve the quality and value of care provided by UC Health System. Contra Costa Regional Medical Center has received the Quality Leaders Top Honor award for its perinatal program, "Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) Improvement Project."
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The World of Private Grants: Finding Funders and Putting Your Proposal Together Webinar — Jan. 17
NAPH
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Register to hear Caroline Herbert, manager of multimedia and on-demand training at the Foundation Center, explain the key components of preparing proposals to submit to foundations or corporations. This webinar is a follow-up to "Strategies for Successfully Winning Foundation and Government Grants."
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