Disease Management Digest, August 15, 2013 Disease Management Digest
August 15, 2013  Volume X, Issue 2
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  2. Study Finds Body Weight Correlates with Frequency, Severity of Asthma Attacks

  3. New Chart: Where are Case Managers Embedded?

  4. New Study Shows 59 Percent of Americans Will Develop Kidney Disease in Their Lifetime

  5. Stroke Rate Among Mexican Americans 34 Percent Higher than in Non-Hispanic Whites

  6. Q&A: What's the Formal Training for Health Coaches?

  7. Simple Celebrity Recognition Tests May Help Doctors Identify Early Dementia

  8. HealthSounds Podcast: The Role of Case Managers in Emerging Care Delivery Models

  9. The Eyes May Hold Clues to Stroke Risk

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

  11. As Climate, Disease Links Become Clearer, Need Grows to Forecast Future Shifts: Study

  12. 4 Ways Aetna Identifies Cases for Compassionate Care Outreach

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