For Healthcare Professionals

5 questions you should be asking about malnutrition

posted on Thursday, November 21, 2019

Chronic illness, serious injury, joint replacement – patients are admitted to the hospital for many reasons. What's surprising to many patients and their families is that they arrive with another serious – and often undiagnosed - condition: malnutrition. In fact, it's estimated that more than 50 percent of patients admitted to the hospital are malnourished.
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Improving lives and reducing medical costs by addressing malnutrition

posted on Thursday, October 24, 2019

Many people are surprised to learn that malnutrition is a problem in America. In fact, a 2017 U.S. Department of Agriculture study estimates that 40 million Americans, including 12 million children, are food insecure, or lack steady access to affordable, nutritious food.
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HEDIS, Star Measures & Nutrition

posted on Thursday, August 22, 2019

Most plans measure effectiveness and clinical quality, at least in part, through the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, or HEDIS. HEDIS reports have become a major component of quality rating systems that measure the clinical quality performance of health plans by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), states offering Medicaid, and other entities.
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Missed the 2019 AHIP Institute and Expo in Nashville?

posted on Friday, June 28, 2019

On the heels of an announcement regarding Project Link, AHIP's new initiative centered on effectively addressing social barriers to health and long-term well-being, speakers at the 2019 AHIP Institute and Expo in Nashville continued the conversation on how to meaningfully address social determinants of health.
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Meal Delivery – Healthy Nutrition opens doors

posted on Thursday, June 13, 2019

Reaching vulnerable populations, even with offers to help, isn't always easy. Mobility issues keep some aging adults housebound and unable to engage regularly in their community.
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