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Predictors Of Poor Glycemic Control In Diabetic Clients With Mental Health Illness, Community Alliance, Omaha, Nebraska, Rachelle Flick
Predictors Of Poor Glycemic Control In Diabetic Clients With Mental Health Illness, Community Alliance, Omaha, Nebraska, Rachelle Flick
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People with severe mental illness tend to die 10-25 years earlier than the general population (WHO). Main contributors to these premature deaths include comorbidities such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Diabetes prevalence in mentally ill people is 2 times higher than the general population (WHO). The World Health Organization is taking action to improve the health of people with severe mental illness. These efforts include creating protocols of prevention, identification, assessment, and treatment for mentally ill people, as well as improving access to general health services through the integration of physical and mental health services. Community Alliance, located in …
Predicting Suboptimal Care In Insured Nebraskans With Known And Suspected Chronic Conditions., Avery Wallace
Predicting Suboptimal Care In Insured Nebraskans With Known And Suspected Chronic Conditions., Avery Wallace
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Health insurance companies have a goal of improving population health for their members (people who the company insures). As a health insurance company, [Company] has ample data on the health of its members that can be utilized to improve the health, and by extension lives of the people they insure. Although [Company] does not deliver care, they communicate with their members and physicians to identify ways to improve the health of the member. Of specific interest are members with known chronic conditions who are receiving suboptimal care, as well as members who have undiagnosed chronic conditions. Two chronic conditions were …