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Reducing emergency room use by targeting 'super utilizers'

Meredith Cohn

September 29, 2015 |

The Baltimore Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Residents who use a disproportionate amount of health care, or super utilizers, are a high cost for the system. A hospital in Baltimore is following the example of other hospitals and focusing on the underlying problems of super utilizers to reduce emergencies and save costs.

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The Brave Young Doctors of Sierra Leone

Amy Maxmen

September 16, 2015 |

PBS NOVA |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area

King’s Partnership and Partners in Health are outliers in the global health community in focusing on the mentorship of Sierra Leone’s next generation of doctors. The country has a profound need for more medical experts.

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Nigeria's polio endgame and a chance to improve struggling routine vaccination services

Nancy Fullman Alexandra Wollum

September 03, 2015 |

On Medicine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

In light of a study published in BMC Medicine, authors Nancy Fullman and Alexandra Wollum take a deeper dive into Nigeria’s gains against polio and what they could mean for the country’s routine vaccine systems.

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Why doctors are prescribing legal aid for patients in need

Jackie Judd

September 02, 2015 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

Many U.S. medical systems are using medical-legal partnerships to help disadvantaged patients who need help navigating problems with landlords and insurers that interfere with their health.

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Ebola in Sierra Leone: Hail to the chiefs

The Economist

August 29, 2015 |

The Economist |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Sierra Leone, Freetown, Western Area

Local leaders in Sierra Leone helped curb an epidemic, as foreign agencies encouraged chiefs and traditional healers to get involved. Local involvement created more effective engagement.

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When Prisons Need to Be More Like Nursing Homes

Maura Ewing

August 27, 2015 |

The Marshall Project |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The U.S. prison population is aging, which is costly because older inmates need more care. Some states have responded by creating special wards, having the young inmates care for the old, or building nursing homes.

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Zen and the Art of Dying Well

Courtney E. Martin

August 14, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Patients' last years of life are the most expensive for the health care system. For a fifth of the cost, a Zen hospice program, in San Francisco, is helping those who are dying improve their quality of death by enjoying the present.

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Achieving Mental Health Parity: Slow Going Even In ‘Pace Car' State

Jenny Gold

August 13, 2015 |

KFF Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

California has taken perhaps the most proactive stance in the nation in enforcing laws to ensure people with mental illnesses have fair and timely access to care. But even in this state, it’s proving difficult to ensure mental patients truly have equal access to treatment. New laws aim to hold insurers and health care providers accountable.

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Sharing Art Helps Medical Students Connect With Dementia Patients

Ina Yang

August 05, 2015 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Many medical students are intimidated by the challenge of having to gather accurate histories and establish connections with patients with dementia. A non-profit, Arts and Minds, is helping students get more comfortable by connecting them with patients outside of the clinic through museum visits.

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St. Michael's Hospital Health team offers prescription for poverty

Catherine Porter

May 23, 2015 |

Toronto Star |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Poverty increases the risk of illness due to insecure housing, unstable employment, poor education, etc. A hospital program in Toronto addresses these social determinants for health by prescribing patients to apply for government subsidies and gives them the legal aid to do so.

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