Opioid Abuse
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AMA President Calls for Easier Access to MAT
Barbara L. McAneny, MD, president of the American Medical Association (AMA), yesterday called on state medical societies and physicians throughout the country to push payers to eliminate prior authorization for […]
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In the News
7 In 10 Doctors Report HIT-related Stress, Healthcare Dive, 12-7-18 How Climate Change is Challenging American Health Care, The Atlantic, 12-6-18 Study: Thousands More NC Children Uninsured in 2017, WUNC, […]
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Prescribers Must Check CSRS for Workers’ Comp Cases
As of Nov. 1, 2018, health care providers are required to review the Controlled Substances Reporting System (CSRS) when prescribing a targeted controlled substance to an injured worker with a […]
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Why Doctors Hate Their Computers, The New Yorker, 11-12-18 After Provider Uproar, CMS Steps Back From Major E/M Revamp, Healthcare Dive, 11-2-18 Three Ways To Fight Patient Illiteracy, MedPage Today, […]
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Congress Agrees On Legislation To Address Opioid Epidemic
Last week, the United State House passed H.R. 6, the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act,” by a vote of 393 to 8, and the Senate followed suit, passing H.R. […]
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In the News
Putting Oversize Health Care Costs Upfront — On T-Shirts, Kaiser Health News, 9-26-18 Inside An Emergency Medical Hurricane Shelter, North Carolina Health News, 9-21-18 Do Physicians’ White Coats Matter to […]
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How Scientists Want to Use Sewers To Track the Spread of Opioids, STAT, 6-26-18 How Atul Gawande Landed the Most Extraordinary (Or Impossible) Job in Health Care, STAT, 6-26-18 Rx: […]
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NC Public Health Division Addresses Synthetic Opioids and Ebola Outbreak in Congo
The state’s Division of Public Health recently issued clinician memoranda regarding life threatening coagulopathy problems associated with the use of synthetic cannabinoids and the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease […]
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In the News
Sexual Harassment Is Rampant in Science, Landmark Report Finds, STAT, 6-12-18 AMA Endorses Assault Weapons Ban, The Hill, 6-12-18 How Hunger Pangs Can Make Nice People ‘Hangry,‘ NPR, 6-11-18 CMS […]
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Bedside Manners: Medication Assisted Treatment As An Answer to the Opioid Epidemic featuring Blake Fagan, MD
Dr. Blake Fagan makes the case for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) as the way physicians may help those with opioid use disorder regain control of their lives and health. Find […]
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