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- September 10, 2013
Trends in cancer care near the end of life
Read moreEven though most patients with advanced cancer prefer care that minimizes symptoms, many still receive intense treatment and are not admitted into hospice care until their last three days of life, according to research from the Dartmouth Atlas Project. Although hospice care for Medicare patients with advanced cancer is...
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Financial Factors and the Implementation of Medications for Treating Opioid Use Disorders
Read moreOpportunities to effectively treat opioid use disorders (OUDs) are enhanced by the availability of pharmacological treatments. Unlike substance use disorders (SUDs) associated with stimulants or cannabis where such treatments are not yet available, there are effective pharmacological treatments for OUDs, namely methadone, buprenorphine, tablet naltrexone, and, most recently, a depot formulation of...
- September 10, 2013
Transdisciplinary collaboration and endorsement of pharmacological and psychosocial evidence-based practices by medical and psychosocial substance abuse treatment providers in the United States
Read moreTransdisciplinary collaboration refers to the work of diverse service providers – physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists and paraprofessionals – with distinct training and specializations (McCallin, 2001). Transdisciplinary collaboration has been shown to improve both the management and quality of care (Orchard, Curran, & Kabene, 2005; Pinto, Wall, Yu, Penido, & Schmidt, 2012), and is particularly...
- September 10, 2013
Undergoing transformation to the patient centered medical home in safety net health centers: Perspectives from the front lines
Read moreThe community health center movement, initiated in 1965, provided a system of federally qualified health centers (FQHC), which were designed to reduce health disparities among racial/ethnic minority groups, the poor, and uninsured by providing affordable, accessible, and high quality primary care services.1 The FQHC system has grown to provide primary care service to over 20 million patients...
- September 10, 2013
Patient experiences: Rural, safety net, and teaching hospitals
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- September 10, 2013
Innovations in addiction treatment Providers working with Integrated Primary Care Services
Read moreOn April 16, 2012, the SAMHSA-HRSA center for integrated health solutions convened a meeting of substance abuse providers that have integrated primary care services. the meeting aimed to gain insights and perspectives from addiction treatment programs, and their primary care partners, experienced in integrating primary care services. this document is...
- September 10, 2013
Quality matters in focus: Learning health care systems
Read moreGovernment agencies, health care systems, and private companies are using data drawn from electronic medical records and administrative claims to advance medical knowledge. The tools they’re developing are helping to monitor the safety and effectiveness of drugs already on the market, predict an individual’s risk of developing different diseases,...
- September 10, 2013
Quality matters Q&A: Using machine learning to sort through treatment options
Read moreQuality Matters: You’ve said what Google is to search Watson is to discovery. What do you mean by that and why is it important as Watson delves into medicine? Gold: If you think about your own experience doing searches on the Internet, you get millions of results that you...
- September 10, 2013
How ideas become innovations: Roundtable with healthcare innovation leaders from UCLA, Ohio State
Read moreInnovation is increasingly becoming an important discipline for many of the country’s hospitals and health systems. Leaders are dually tasked to build a culture that promotes the sharing of ideas and a willingness to learn, but they must also ensure the creative process is formalized and methodical. Here, four...
- September 10, 2013
4 Technology strategies required for population health management success
Read moreAs healthcare moves toward value-based care and ultimately an at-risk payment environment, population health management is emerging as the delivery model required for success. Born before health reform, population health management is fundamental to the new system’s “triple aim” — to improve health outcomes, lower costs and enhance the...
