http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6005 Thu, 16 May 2013 19:32:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6005/comment-page-1#comment-3990 susan256 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:35:39 +0000 http://www.healthycal.org/?p=6005#comment-3990 It is all about coordination and communication. Patients with complicated illnesses or situations need a structured health care system in which they have access to providers who can answer their questions. Perhaps an Accountable Care system would be beneficial, because all of their providers - from head to toe - will be accountable for their patient's progress. A collective place to have instructions about treatments, generic drug options and alternative approaches that cost less could all be captured in a electronic health record that travels from clinic to clinic. http://whatstherealcost.org/video.php?post=five-questions It is all about coordination and communication. Patients with complicated illnesses or situations need a structured health care system in which they have access to providers who can answer their questions. Perhaps an Accountable Care system would be beneficial, because all of their providers – from head to toe – will be accountable for their patient’s progress. A collective place to have instructions about treatments, generic drug options and alternative approaches that cost less could all be captured in a electronic health record that travels from clinic to clinic. http://whatstherealcost.org/video.php?post=five-questions

]]> http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6005/comment-page-1#comment-3986 golden1949er Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:02:48 +0000 http://www.healthycal.org/?p=6005#comment-3986 Mrs. Smith's daughter is paid by IHSS to care for her in an assisted living - am I reading this correctly? Isn't this double dipping - does Matthew Perry really mean that Mrs. Smith's daughter is paid by IHSS to care for her mom in a non-licensed retirement home? I'm confused - what gives here? Can residents of licensed assisted living facilities have IHSS paid caregivers? Somebody tell what's what.... Mrs. Smith’s daughter is paid by IHSS to care for her in an assisted living – am I reading this correctly? Isn’t this double dipping – does Matthew Perry really mean that Mrs. Smith’s daughter is paid by IHSS to care for her mom in a non-licensed retirement home? I’m confused – what gives here? Can residents of licensed assisted living facilities have IHSS paid caregivers? Somebody tell what’s what….

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