St. Bernards launches program to improve pain management, reduce opioid use after surgeries

St. Bernards Medical Center announced its participation in Goldfinch Health’s “Billion Pill Pledge” on Friday, becoming the ...
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To limit antibiotic overprescribing, take a page from the opioid epidemic

Both drugs are dangerous when misused ...
Becker's Hospital Review

ASA Makes Recommendations to FDA for Opioid Conversion Labeling

In a letter to the FDA, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has addressed public health concerns associated with the use of equianalgesic opioid conversion tables and has recommended a staged ...

Recovery-oriented program at may significantly improve quality of life for people with opioid-use disorder

The community-based opioid treatment program Honor's HEROES at UTHealth Houston may significantly improve treatment retention ...
Health Affairs

The Opioid Crisis: Scaling Up Treatment And Harm Reduction Programs To Reach More People Who Would Benefit

Brendan Saloner ([email protected]), Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Pooja Lagisetty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Access and scale are two sides of the same coin. Whereas ...
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Increasing the Impact of Opioid Settlement Funds by Investing in Health IT Infrastructure

The U.S. opioid crisis remains an urgent and worsening public health problem, with nearly 110,000 deaths due to overdose in 2022. As opioid response needs evolve, our health information and technology ...