Conference to focus on use and misuse of legal substances
ECRI Institute will convene a free leadership conference Nov. 16-17 in Washington, DC, on issues surrounding the use and misuse of legal substances and the role health systems play within acute care and community-based care settings. Sessions will examine how providers are delivering care for addiction, the role of public and private payers in addressing misuse, and how health system leaders perceive and execute their roles, among other topics. For more information, visit www.ecri.org/2016conf.
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