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Prescription Opioid Use in General and Pediatric Emergency Departments
Children, adolescents, and young adults treated in pediatric emergency departments are much less likely to be prescribed opioids compared to patients of similar age and ailment treated at general EDs.
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Extended-Release Formulation and Medication Adherence
Suboptimal adherence to chronic medications undermines treatment effectiveness and costs the U.S. as much as $289 billion annually. This is the first study to analyze the impact of extended-release formulations on long-term adherence.
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Opioid Prescribing Decreases After Learning of a Patient’s Fatal Overdose
Results of the randomized trial show opioid prescribing decreases after a clinician learns of a patient’s fatal overdose.
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False Confidence in Blood Pressure Knowledge Undermines Intentions to Seek Care
Most Americans don’t know the meaning of 120-80 mm Hg, but think they do.
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Does the Market Reward Quality? Evidence from India
The study provides insight into at what drives quality of care in the private sector and why patients seek care from poor quality providers.
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New Dialysis Studies Inform Delivery of Care, Ways to Improve Patient Outcomes
Researchers analyzed the effects of clinic ownership and dialysis timing on patient outcomes.
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During the Height of the Opioid Epidemic, the Out-of-Pocket Price of Naloxone Increased by Over 500%
A jump in the out-of-pocket price of naloxone has likely made the lifesaving drug too expensive for most uninsured Americans.
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Traditional Vaccination Playbook Doesn’t Work with COVID
New study finds financial incentives and other behavioral nudges made little difference among certain groups.
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Association of Fatal Overdose Notification Letters With Prescription of Benzodiazepines
New research builds on a landmark USC Schaeffer Center study aimed at reducing opioid overprescribing.
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‘Nudges’ to Reduce Opioid Overuse Also Decrease Inappropriate Benzodiazepine Prescriptions
Informing physicians when a patient dies of an overdose may provide the needed “nudge” to improve prescribing practices.
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