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Kaiser Permanente study shows screening efforts cut colorectal cancer deaths in half

Permanente Medicine

million men and women aged 50 to 75 examined the outcomes of a Kaiser Permanente Northern California initiative begun in 2006 to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. The electronic health record system automatically prompts care teams to schedule patients for health screenings. The study of 1.1

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

Started as a direct case manager, worked in a variety of different places including the state legislature and I’ve been with the state office now since 2006. As a managed care state also, our care managers in managed care for Medicaid could be 300 miles away. Eric: And Susan? They’re never in the home.