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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with complex conditions—those with multiple physical, mental, or behavioral health conditions--require numerous health and social services that are not effectively co-delivered by the current healthcare system. Additionally, we found a statistically significant reduction in PMPM Kansas Medicaid costs.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

Recognizing Hypertensive Emergencies The end-organ dysfunction component of this diagnosis presents as particular symptoms, physical exam findings, or laboratory and imaging results. Additionally, hydralazine is another agent that was previously utilized in pediatric hypertensive emergencies. 2012 Sep 5;4:85-92.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. Deaths due to physical restraint. 2012 Jan;109(3):27-32. Physical and chemical restraints. 2012 Feb;13(1):35-40. Dtsch Arztebl Int. PMC3272587. Coburn VA, Mycyk MB.