The Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain report compares prescribed systemic opioids with placebo, other opioids, and non-opioid drugs or noninvasive nonpharmacologic therapy for any chronic pain conditions. AHRQ shared that the purpose of this review
Read more…This report looks at nonopioid pharmacologic treatmeants by comparing oral, or topical nonopioid drug therapy with placebo, or other drug(s) from another class. AHRQ shared that the purpose of this review is to "evaluate the benefits and harms of non
Read more…The coronavirus is rapidly spreading across the world and one particularly group of people who are at high risk are those that suffer from opioid use disorder (OUD). This group of people are highly likely to contract the virus because they are likely
Read more…The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for those recovering from substance abuse to continue recovery programs. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) recently released a tip sheet that provides resources that can
Read more…AHRQ recently released the findings of an opioid study that they funded. AHRQ shared that the study "looked at how many opioid pills are being prescribed during an emergency department visit for acute pain and how many patients actually use. The rese
Read more…Earlier this year the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2020 -2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan draft. This draft provides an outline of federal health information (health IT) goals and objectives to ensure that people ha
Read more…Well-being in the Nation (WIN) offers a set of common measures that were co-developed with over 100 organizations, federal agencies, and local communities.
"Explore these simple, powerful measures to understand the big picture of our well-being as a n
Read more…ZeOmega and Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE) recently partnered together and created a white paper and shared their goal to "present a new approach to improving population health outcomes by applying public and proprietary data sources to the i
Read more…There have been different regulatory issues that have put a burden on doctors and their patients. Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a report on how to ease those burdens. Within the report HHS provides examples of the
Read more…Are you interested in learning more about FAST? Take a look at the project page for the taskforce to review key accomplishments, coordination, and key deliverables.
"The FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST) is an initiative led by the Office of the Nationa
Read more…During this coronavirus pandemic we are hearing a lot about how are people going to handle loss of money to pay their bills and feed their families, how the economy might tank, and how the healthcare system is being overloaded. What we’re not hearing
Read more…There are systems and policies put in place that are meant to create, support, and promote economic opportunity but sadly, and in most cases, they end up creating more stigma, burdens, and devaluation among low-income people. Things like Medicaid, Su
Read more…Public libraries provide their communities with credible, accurate and accurate information, and programs and services. Through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, OCLC and the Public Library Association (PLA) have conducted re
Read more…Those who suffer from opioid use disorder and have been incarcerated are more likely to die of an overdose after being released than the general public. There are evidence-based medications that exist that can help those with opiod use disorder and t
Read more…There is a large percentage of young children in the United States that have parents with earnings below the poverty level and this results in these children missing out on quality child. To combat this issue, Congress appropriated funds to expand ac
Read more…This is the time for adaptive leadership to come forward and figure out how they can help communities adapt to the future that’s coming, particularly since most people are resistant to change. People are struggling right now and the coronavirus pande
Read more…As the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States there are state policymakers taking action to contain the virus using information and technology. Some states are using information and technology to increase access to telehealth and to
Read more…Messaging is important and certain words and language have negative meanings for people and lead to stigmatizing attitudes toward certain populations of people. Today the NIC hosted a webinar that was around making a case for meaningful systems chang
Read more…The coronavirus pandemic is shedding light on how important health exchange data and interoperability is. In Florida, there is one health information exchange that created a portal where all health systems and patients can have access to health recor
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