Opioids

Opioid Use After C-Sections Can Inform Individualized Prescriptions

by Jessica Kent

Knowledge about patients’ opioid use after cesarean section surgery and before discharge could help inform more individualized prescriptions and cut down on unnecessary, leftover pills, a study...

Partnership Maps Opioid Measures to Use State-Level Prescription Data

by Jessica Kent

The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) is partnering with the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) to map four PQA opioid measures so the organizations can utilize...

HHS Using Real-Time Data to Help Combat the Opioid Crisis

by Jessica Kent

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced an agreement with Millennium Health, an accredited specialty laboratory, to combat the opioid crisis using near real-time drug testing...

Google’s Verily Partners with Emory Healthcare to Drive Efficiency

by Jessica Kent

Emory Healthcare and Verily, a healthcare entity owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, are collaborating to develop new solutions that will help improve cost-effectiveness, operational...

Addressing Chronic Disease with Population Health Management Strategies

by Jessica Kent

Chronic diseases are among the most costly, prevalent, and avoidable ailments impacting population health. Conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and opioid addiction claim thousands of lives and...