Inpatient mortality among individuals hospitalized for opioid misuse increased fourfold from the 1990s to 2014, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
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A study, published in The Green Journal, examined opioid use among women who had undergone a hysterectomy for benign reasons.
CMS launched the Part D Enhanced Medication Therapy Management model Jan. 1 in five Part D regions nationwide to test the use of innovative medication therapy management programs to improve care quality and decrease costs.
Some medical experts and healthcare administrators are making the case that if an individual's addiction to opioids is directly rooted in hospital-based care, the hospital should be penalized, according to a recent report from NPR.
Abilene (Texas) Regional Medical Center completed phase one of a $10 million emergency room expansion, according to a KTXS report.
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UPMC Susquehanna Muncy (Pa.) Valley Hospital completed a $14.2 million emergency department expansion, according to a Williamsport Sun-Gazette report.
The Washington DC VA Medical Center canceled at least nine surgeries Friday following concerns about the safety of some of surgical instruments, according to NBC-4 News.
An Ohio paramedic-firefighter began experiencing overdose symptoms while driving an ambulance containing a female overdose patient to the hospital Thursday night, according to WKEF.
The toddler whose kidney transplant was postponed after his father violated parole will receive a kidney transplant, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia, Calif., which recently recorded 10-hour emergency room wait times, is constructing a $32 million emergency department expansion to address the issue, according to a Visalia Times-Delta report.