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2. Use of Gloves, Gowns for All ICU Patient Contact Does Not Reduce Overall MRSA Rate

3. New Table: 5 Reasons Bundled Payments Are Member-Friendly

4. Johns Hopkins Awarded $2.1 Million to Improve Post-Hospital COPD Care

5. Study: Delayed Aging Research Better Investment Than Cancer, Heart Disease

6. Q&A: What Strategies Reach Populations and Increase Engagement in Health and Wellness Coaching?

7. Combination of Anemia, High Altitudes Increases Risk of Poor Outcomes in Children with Pneumonia

8. HealthSounds Podcast: Improving Population Health with Embedded Case Managers in an Open, Multi-Payor Community

9. Prostate Cancer Screening Has Little Benefit for Older Men, Yet Medicare Spending on Screenings is High

10. HINfographic on Defining the Dually Eligible: 16 Things to Know for Population Health Management

11. Could Depression Increase Parkinson’s Risk?

12. Healthcare 3.0: Health Coaches Inspire Accountability at the Patient Level

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