Medication management
Providence St. Joseph Hospital strengthened clinical workflows, expanded referral networks and increased naloxone distribution to prevent overdoses.
UMCNO improved patient care through expanding access to MOUD, building EHR dashboards, enhancing screening and improving care coordination.
Providence Swedish has improved care through enhancing nurse education, increasing access to MOUD and strengthening linkages to community services.
Northwell Health has enhanced access to OUD treatment, follow-up and overdose prevention education and improved integration with their EMR.
Geisinger streamlined referrals and follow-up by enhancing EHR referral order, with clinical and IT teams improving care coordination systemwide.
KU has improved care delivery by employing inpatient addiction coordinators and improving discharge planning, referrals and treatment follow-through.
Resources for hospitals and health systems to improve linkage and retention for patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Stimulant Use Disorder.
The AHA late yesterday told the administration that its current and proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China may jeopardize the availability of vital medications and essential health care devices.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have extended telehealth prescribing flexibilities for buprenorphine and other controlled substances through 2024.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 17-3 to pass as amended the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Act (S. 2333), which would reauthorize the Hospital Preparedness Program at the current funding level of $385 million through fiscal year 2029.