Association Between High-Potency Opioids, Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults
Older adults with severe depressive symptoms are more likely to be taking high-potency opioid medications compared with older adults without such symptoms.
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Buprenorphine Treatment Access Limited in States With High Opioid-Related Mortality
On average, 45% of callers reporting current heroin use were denied an appointment with a buprenorphine provider. More of those paying cash were offered an appointment, compared with those covered by Medicaid.
Widespread Reform Must Be Implemented to Improve Primary Care Quality, Access in Medicaid
Medicaid expansion has created an “urgent need” to engage primary care practices in serving the expanded Medicaid population.
Hospitals Step Up Community Health as Charity Care Burden Scales Back
As federal healthcare reform has expanded medical insurance to millions of people, hospitals have an increasing role in improving community health.
Flexible Duty-Hour Program Does Not Increase Sleepiness in Medical Interns
This noninferiority trial showed no more chronic sleep loss or sleepiness across trial days among interns in flexible programs than among those in standard programs.
Boosting Health Info Technology Usability Requires Input From All Stakeholders
Usability challenges continue to affect health information technology (HIT), according to a viewpoint article by Raj M. Ratwani, PhD, of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, Georgetown University School of Medicine, in Washington, DC, and colleagues, published in JAMA. Most US hospitals and ambulatory clinicians have adopted electronic health records (EHR),…
Advances in Digital Technology Usher in the Era of Personal Health Records
Widespread improvements in digital communication, hardware, and software have resulted in positive changes in the healthcare technology landscape.
AI Medical Devices Pose Numerous Challenges to Clinical Practice
The growth of AI use in healthcare has created a new list of ethical dilemmas for clinicians to address.
Bereavement Service May Reduce Complaints and Litigation After Patient Deaths
A consultation with a medical specialist was found to reduce family complaints and threats of litigation after the death of a loved one.
Discrimination, Inflexible Work Hours Keep Women Away From Careers in Surgery
Although 55% of UK medical school students are women, only 28% of these women go on to pursue a career in surgery.
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