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Warm Handoffs Connect Substance Abuse Patients to Vital Services
A good warm handoff program includes several components, all designed to ensure patients with addiction problems are connected to a treatment plan as soon as their medical emergency has been addressed.
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Guide Patients into Treatment Through Outreach Visits
A community approach leverages law enforcement, medical personnel, and addiction treatment providers, bringing resources to patients and families who are struggling with an addiction problem.
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A Second Look at ED-initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Addiction
Based on new research, administrators at Yale New Haven Hospital have worked to bolster infrastructure in the ED to initiate buprenorphine for patients who present with opiate addictions and are candidates for medication-assisted therapy.
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New Initiative Slashes Opioid Prescriptions, Boosts Community Response
Emergency providers take a leading role in developing pain management guidelines, linking patients to care for underlying issues.
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Congress Continues Fight Over Zika Funding as CDC Languishes
Congress fails again to pass a Zika funding bill after CDC chief announces Zika funds are nearly depleted.
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Drug Interactions
MONOGRAPH: Drug-to-drug interactions represent one of the most significant risks of polypharmacy in our increasingly complex and aging populations.
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Hospital Reports Virus – Can They Be Avoided?
Another hospital has reported that a virus infected its computers, which might be due to a cyberattack or ransomware. -
Hospital Reports Virus – Can They Be Avoided?
Another hospital has reported that a virus infected its computers, which might be due to a cyberattack or ransomware. -
Hospital Reports Virus – Can They Be Avoided?
Another hospital has reported that a virus infected its computers, which might be due to a cyberattack or ransomware. -
FDA Actions
In this section: FDA warns of potential lethal outcomes regarding potent drug combination, approved first biosimilar to etanercept for multiple inflammatory diseases, and bans specific chemicals in certain consumer antiseptic wash products.