HHS announces over $70 million in grants to address the opioid crisis

01. June 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., today announced the availability of over $70 million over multiple years to help communities and healthcare providers prevent opioid overdose deaths and provide treatment for opioid use disorder, of which $28 million will be dedicated for medication-assisted treatment (MAT). “Putting an end to the opioid crisis ravaging ...

How a 1980 letter fueled the opioid epidemic – Boston.com

31. May 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
Boston.com How a 1980 letter fueled the opioid epidemicBoston.comNearly 40 years ago, a respected doctor wrote a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine with some very good news: Out of nearly 40,000 patients given powerful pain drugs in a Boston hospital, only four addictions were documented. Doctors had been …How a 5-sentence letter helped ...

Ohio attorney general sues 5 pharmaceutical companies over opioid epidemic – ABC News

31. May 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
NBCNews.com Ohio attorney general sues 5 pharmaceutical companies over opioid epidemicABC NewsThe Ohio attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five leading prescription opioid manufacturers, alleging that the companies intentionally misled patients regarding the risks and benefits of opioid use with fraudulent marketing. Attorney General …Ohio Sues Drug Makers it Accuses of Fueling Opioid CrisisVoice ...