Ways of transferring patients are rife with inefficiencies, missed or delayed treatments, medication errors, patient falls and contact with numerous caregivers. On the horizon is a better way for hospitals to design their care.
Though the true numbers won’t be reported until this fall, the early word from Central Massachusetts accountable care organization partners is they are happy with the way the MassHealth restructured system of care delivery has been established, implemented and integrated.
Barely over three years ago, Bill Downing was charged with illegally selling cannabidiol out of his retail shop. Today, Downing gets referrals from physical therapists, chiropractors and oncologists. Little else may better illustrate how much the public perception around CBD has changed.
Though the disease was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, measles is making a comeback in the country, with this year bringing the highest number of cases since 1992.