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Plus, a hospital bends the rules to grant a dying man his last wish, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.
View Article6 Ways Kentucky Is Aiming to End the Opioid Scourge in 2017
Bluegrass State governor, speaking at National Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, implores health care pros to go all out to end wave of addiction and death.
View Article‘Fentanyl is Coming’ for Your Community, Warns Massachusetts Senator
If deaths reach same levels as in commonwealth, tens of thousands will die, says Markey.
View ArticleClean-Needle Vending Machines Debut; Papers Shed Light on Prince's Opioid...
Plus, why one doc teaches brain surgery to non-MDs, and Facebook wants your brain to type faster than your hands, all in this week's roundup of health care news.
View ArticleCall an Ambulance — for Care
Rather than routinely taking patients to the emergency department, EMTs can deliver them to urgent care or even provide services in the home, David Ollier Weber says.
View ArticleVideo: AMA President Outlines Doctors’ Next Steps to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Prescription drug monitoring programs are not a panacea, says Patrice Harris, M.D., during an interview at the National RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit.
View ArticleCase Study: Spectrum Health’s Community-based Chronic-Disease Management Program
A team approach sends community health workers to patients at home.
View ArticleStudy: Electronic Alerts Help Hospitals Fight Sepsis
Use of clinical decision support to deal with the deadly condition is ‘burgeoning,’ report shows.
View ArticleKaiser's Bernard Tyson Looks Toward the Future of Care
CEO says health system has seen great success in meeting consumer demand through investments in technology.
View ArticleHeroin Laced With Elephant Tranquilizers; Unicorn Frappuccinos
Plus, pro sports organizations consider the use of wearables, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.
View ArticleSpaghetti Doughnuts Feed Obesity Problem
Plus, the staggering gap in life expectancy across U.S. counties, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.
View ArticleBehavioral Health Professionals Targeting Integration
Bringing behavioral health care into primary care supports the goal of reducing stigma, says Ann Schumacher, president of CHI Immanuel Health in Omaha, Neb.
View ArticleVideo: Keeping Patients Safe as Care Moves Outside the Hospital's Walls
We need to think about safety across the entire care continuum, says Tejal Gandhi, M.D., chief clinical and safety officer at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
View ArticleIs Amazon Eyeing the Pharma Industry? 3 Big Questions the FDA is Asking on...
Plus, the importance of speedy sepsis care, transgender surgeries are on the rise, and more in this week's roundup of health care news.
View ArticleMedical Center Combines Clinical, Financial Analysis to Improve Valiue
The structured framework improves processes, saves $76 million at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
View ArticlePost-discharge Planning Cuts Readmissions at UVA
'Hospital to Home' program focuses on the crucial first two weeks out of hospital.
View ArticleFood Insecurity and the Role of Hospitals Addressed by Guide
A new guide from the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust explores the challenges of ensuring a population has access to and is eating healthy food.
View ArticleDaVita Creates Division to Care for Polychronic Post-acute Patients
Company sees an opportunity in partnering with payers for certain populations.
View ArticleNew Nurses Specialize in Sepsis; Pet Therapy Works, but Follow the Guidelines
Plus, encouraging news on hospital "super-users," and more, in this week's roundup of health care news.
View ArticleThe Renal Treatment: Getting Ahead of Kidney Disease
Diabetes, hypertension and obesity are the chronic illnesses that grab headlines and the attention of the health policymakers. Yet chronic kidney disease, most commonly the result of one or a...
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