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June 26, 2019
Early Childhood Screenings Help Ensure Healthy Outcomes
CDPHP is supporting a New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) performance improvement project to promote screening, testing, and linkage to services for Managed Medicaid members ages birth to three years. The initiative focuses on achieving improved health outcomes for these children and educating parents/caregivers about the negative consequences of lead exposure, newborn hearing loss,…
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June 26, 2019
Social Determinants of Health: Breaking Down Barriers to Care
CDPHP has partnered with multiple community organizations to identify resources that can help remove barriers to care for those members who are grappling with issues like food insecurity, housing instability, and transportation. If your CDPHP patient needs this type of assistance, you can call our Single Source Referral Line at 1-888-942-3747, providing the patient’s name,…
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June 26, 2019
Finding the Best Resources for Patients Who Misuse Alcohol or Drugs
Due to the increased prevalence of substance abuse and misuse, CDPHP is taking steps to work with you to initiate and engage members in care. Many people who misuse alcohol and other drugs disclose their substance use concerns to their health care providers. If you determine your patient needs help, please make a referral to…
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May 20, 2019
HEDIS Asthma Measures Seek to Improve Health Outcomes
When treating patients with persistent asthma, it’s important to monitor whether they are using the appropriate medications and in the correct ratio. NCQA/HEDIS asthma measures provide important benchmarks for ensuring optimal health outcomes in these patients.
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May 20, 2019
Improving Health Outcomes During Transitions of Care
Patients, particularly the elderly and those with complex health needs, are at increased risk of complications and poor health outcomes when communication between care settings and providers is not well coordinated and documented. The NCQA/HEDIS Transitions of Care (TRC) measure is intended to improve patient outcomes by reducing or eliminating the incidence of medication errors,…
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May 20, 2019
Intensive Outpatient Therapy: An Effective Approach to Treating Eating Disorders
The HPA/LiveWell intensive outpatient program (IOP) is widely regarded in the Capital District and Hudson Valley as the standard for outpatient treatment of eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, and other conditions related to eating and feeding. In contrast to inpatient therapy programs for eating disorders, which are often costly and located…
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