EmblemHealth: Overcoming Alcoholism and Addressing Unmet Medical Needs – An EmblemHealth case manager built a trusting relationship with a member who was an alcoholic and helped him enter an alcohol treatment program. Now that he is sober, he is addressing his other medical conditions and having regular preventive care screenings. “[The case manager] called up [the alcohol treatment clinic], made the appointment for him…talked him through the whole process…She followed up with him while he was going through the treatment to make sure he was doing OK…He finished the program…He’s been sober since…Because of the relationship and trust that they had built, she was able to talk to him about getting…other screening tests done…Now he’s taking better care of his medical conditions as well as the substance abuse.”

Treatment Center Reports Increase in Medical Professionals Seeking Help
“We sent people back to work literally within a day or two, but they will continue treatment for up to six months or longer.” Menzies says the treatment involves ongoing counseling, and a prescription to block the patient's response to drugs and …
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Multnomah County Chairman Jeff Cogen uses State of County address to call for …
He added that the county hopes either the state or federal government might step in and take over the $ 58 million facility, which has remained vacant since its completion in 2004, possibly as a drug-and-alcohol treatment center. He cited cooperation …
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