Medicare's Most Maddening Policy

Medicare's most maddening policy

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… could get another nebulizer treatment or bag of saline to see if they might be able to go home. Giving the hospital a full DRG payment for an inpatient admission seemed wrong, and yet these patients really weren't outpatients either. The Center for …
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Wii: A Game Changer for Maine Hospitals

Filed under: inpatient drug treatment centers

TAMC uses the video gaming system in both its inpatient and outpatient rehab centers. “We purchased the Wii system about three years ago with money that was donated to us by the Knights of Columbus,” says Michaela St. Onge, an occupational therapist at …
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Leaving Addiction Behind: Treatment helps meth users drop their habit

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“There's so much more that goes into treating an addiction than just pulling away the substances,” said Barb Caskey, who coordinates substance abuse treatment programs at Elko's Vitality Center. “It's about helping the individual reinvent themselves …
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Drug tests ahead for expectant mothers

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She tried outpatient treatment at the Clermont County Recovery Center, but was referred to First Step Home in Walnut Hills for inpatient help. "I don't know about other treatments, but this one saved my life," she said. Mills' actions to prevent her …
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