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Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas
As a Joint Commission-accredited facility, Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas, recognizes the importance of assessing and identifying patients at risk for suicide.
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While working to create documentation on the matter, staff learned about their electronic health record vendor Meditech s impending Depression Screening and Suicide Prevention Toolkit. In addition to satisfying the Joint Commission s requirements, staff learned this toolkit would help its clinicians make informed decisions about suicidal patients. We were concerned with how to perform additional screenings for depression and suicide risk on every patient, said Amber K. Beaumont, RN, clinical analyst at Coffeyville Regional Medical Center. Patient and clinician time is very precious, and adding two multi-question screening tools seemed like a daunting task. That is why we were so excited to hear that Meditech was working on
Missouri Medicaid Covers Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder for BHG Patients
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DALLAS, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Responding to the continued public health crisis of opioid addiction in the US, Behavioral Health Group (BHG), the largest network of Joint Commission-accredited outpatient opioid treatment and recovery centers in the US, announced that Missouri Medicaid now covers treatment for opioid use disorder at all of its Missouri locations. Current patients need only present their Medicaid card as proof of coverage to immediately access benefits. All BHG locations are accepting new patients who may have been unable to afford care without this expanded coverage.
CarepathRx and Knox Community Hospital Announce Partnership to Bring Comprehensive Pharmacy Care Solutions to More Patients
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MERCER ISLAND, Wash., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ CarepathRx, a leader in pharmacy and medication management solutions, announced today the formation of a comprehensive partnership to fully integrate the pharmacy operations of Knox Community Hospital (KCH). This multi-year agreement will expand patient access to innovative specialty medications, hospital home infusion, 340B pharmacy, and long-term pharmacy in the home, all supported by CarepathRx s proprietary technology platform.
To meet the unique needs of patients that require home infusion, specialty therapies, and/or have chronic pharmacy needs, this partnership will help expand KCH s pharmacy capabilities and clinical support services to optimize patient care. We are very excited about this partnership, said Keith Crawford, Chief Strategy O
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