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August 18, 2021
NCQA Kidney Health Flyer Reinforces Importance of Regular Screening
Currently in its first year of implementation, the new HEDIS measure Kidney Health Evaluation for Patients With Diabetes (KED) includes this measure description: The percentage of members 18-85 years of age with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) who received kidney health evaluation, defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) AND a urine albumin…
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June 23, 2021
Value-based specialty care programs: Focus on cardiology
As a means of improving health outcomes, increasing member and provider satisfaction, and reducing the high cost of care, CDPHP is investing in its network specialists by creating a number of value-based specialty care programs. The initiative, which builds on the strategies applied to our Enhanced Primary Care program, affords our specialty care providers increased…
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May 27, 2021
CDPHP® Hospital to Home Boosts Patient Satisfaction and Provides Critical Services
CDPHP has created a Hospital Experience Program, now known as CDPHP® Hospital to Home, to help members navigate the health care experience from home. Offered at no cost to CDPHP members, the program deploys an in-hospital patient support team to work in collaboration with hospital staff to coordinate members’ care and provide personalized support. The…
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March 29, 2021
National Diabetes Prevention Program
The National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) was established to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes. Taught by trained lifestyle coaches, the program helps educate and motivate people at risk for type 2 diabetes to adopt a healthier lifestyle. CDPHP offers coverage to eligible Medicaid and HARP members to participate in 22 sessions…
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February 22, 2021
Celebrating the 2020-2021 CDPHP Scholars
Since 2016, CDPHP® The Foundation has been investing in the public health leaders of the future. That is the year the Foundation started offering academic scholarships to students enrolled in the School of Public Health at the University at Albany. The Foundation’s multi-year commitment will provide nearly a quarter million dollars to help deserving students…
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January 27, 2021
Suicide Risk in LGBTQ Youth and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Compared to heterosexual youths, the suicide rate in LGBTQ adolescents is greater. One analysis (JAMA Pediatrics, 2018) compiled data from 35 previous studies involving 10 countries and nearly 2.4 million heterosexual youth and 113,468 LGBT youth, ages 12 to 20 years of age. The results indicated that LGBT youth were 3.5 to 5.87 times more…
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