Home-visit Doctors at Work in California

Health Care Partners, a health care organization in the southwest, has found a way to reduce medical costs. One way this is done is by providing in-home doctor visits to elderly patients. This prevents readmission into hospitals, and overall increases preventative...

Health Care Navigators

The Affordable Care Act, which was signed in 2010 and will offer health care coverage to all citizens, requires a new position in the labor force when it begins to be implemented in 2014. Health care navigators will help individuals choose the best health insurance...

Pharmacies Partner to Reduce Readmissions

Reports show that a large number of hospital readmissions are caused by patients who do not get their prescriptions filled, or do not take their medications properly. St.Louis Hospital had implemented a program that includes prescription counseling and discharge...