--- title: Care Management Weekly News Update - 6/27/19 description: Weekly healthcare news roundup covering healthcare management, healthcare IT, post acute care, primary care and physician practice management. image: https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Weekly%20Blog%20Word%20Cloud(2).png --- [![Logo](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/2016/images/amc_logo_top_nav_172x54.svg "Logo")](https://www.avicenna-medical.com) # Avicenna Medical Blog # Avicenna Medical Blog ## [Care Management Weekly News Update - 6/27/19](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-6-27-19) Posted by [DeAnn Dennis](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/author/deann-dennis) on Thu, Jun 27, 2019 @ 11:01 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/hubfs/Weekly%20Blog%20Word%20Cloud(2).png) ](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-6-27-19) # [Leveraging Medicaid To Combat The Opioid Epidemic](https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20190619.49397/full/) The Technical Assistance Collaborative and its partners reviewed state strategies that increased the number of providers delivering medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services and, more importantly, the number of individuals receiving MAT. In our new report, we describe how several state Medicaid agencies transformed their treatment systems by focusing on quality and accessibility.   ## [![](https://cdn.oas-c17.adnxs.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/Himss/AIHealthcare_112918_HITN_300.728/1546449550826_48865912.gif/1546449550)](https://oasc17.247realmedia.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/healthcareitnews.com/L20/1679318563/Right2/Himss/AIHealthcare_112918_HITN_300.728/48865912.html/49534d47573173634e4c38414159674b) # [Home Health Nutrition Program Saves $1,500 Per Patient, Lowers Re-Hospitalization Rates](https://homehealthcarenews.com/2019/06/home-health-nutrition-program-saves-1500-per-patient-lowers-re-hospitalization-rates/) For home health patients who are at risk for malnutrition, a heightened focus on diet and nourishment care can make all the difference when it comes to keeping them out of the hospital — and saving millions of dollars in health care costs. # [Smart Devices can Detect Cardiac Arrest by Monitoring Breathing: Study](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/researchers-want-to-use-smart-devices-to-detect-cardiac-arrest-faster-by-monitoring-breathing) Of the nearly 400,000 people in the U.S. who experience a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting each year, less than 6% survive, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine. 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