President Donald Trump has declared a National Emergency on the Opioid Epidemic
President Donald Trump has declared a National Emergency on the Opioid Epidemic. Come on, America we need to lift the veil of silence and really drill down to the origin… Continue reading
Value-Based Health Care is Here to Stay
Despite the rhetoric that the media portrays, value-based health care is here to stay and demonstrating significant savings for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Trump Administration, supports… Continue reading
Focus on Hurricane Harvey: Professional Resources
Due to the crisis in South Texas, the Multiple Chronic Conditions Resource Center is disseminating professional resources to support the health and well-being for those who are affected and up-rooted… Continue reading
A Third of American Adults are Unaware
On July 18th, 2017 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released The National Diabetes Statistics Report, which revealed over 100 million U.S. adults are living with diabetes or… Continue reading
Chronic Care Management – Reimbursement Incentives
Currently, 7 out of 10 Medicare Beneficiaries are living with more than two chronic conditions, or multiple chronic conditions (MCC) and accounts for 86% of Medicare spending. Centers for Medicare… Continue reading
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
7 out of 10 Americans are dying from Chronic Conditions – accounting for 86% of U.S. health care spending The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) perform ongoing surveillance… Continue reading
Direct Links and Clinical Resources: to Manage Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Guideline Clearing House Multiple Chronic Conditions Guidelines Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Senate Finance Committee… Continue reading
Decline in US Life Expectancy – First Time in 2 Decades
For the first time, since 1993 life expectancy in the U.S. has declined. Per new government research, life expectancy from birth is 78.8 years for the overall American. The Centers… Continue reading
US Opioid Crisis and Current Legislation
The Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC, 2016) Report overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have quadrupled since 1999, and increase in opioid analgesic sales. From 1999 to 2015, more than… Continue reading