In the News: Jan 9–16
By Sg2 TeamThis week: cancer mortality rates decline record amount; only 10% of providers can prescribe opioid medication; and behavioral health and primary care integration equals better outcomes
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This week: cancer mortality rates decline record amount; only 10% of providers can prescribe opioid medication; and behavioral health and primary care integration equals better outcomes
This week: A study explores alternatives to opioid prescriptions and pregnant women are not getting recommended vaccines.
This week: Enhanced screening tools for postpartum depression and medication management innovation
This week: Mobile clinics help tackle social determinants of health; oncologist shortage puts women’s health at risk; and Facebook launches Preventive Health
This week: Doctors aren’t confident they can get patients off opioids; venture capital fundraising grows for digital health companies; and rapid response surveys increase engagement in the ED
This week: CVS-Aetna launch a new SDOH platform; online check-ins may influence urgent care consumer patterns; and a study reflects a new approach to autism diagnosis.
This week: The correlation between patient portal access and utilization of health care resources; ridesharing for Arizona Medicaid patients; and the rise in death rates from nonopioids.
Health systems standardize sepsis care; access to behavioral health care differs by insurance type; and EHRs can help address social needs in primary care.
This week: CMS's new primary care risk-sharing models; medically tailored meal programs are tied to fewer IP admissions; a new method for rare genetic disease causes in children.
This week: Specialized psychiatric EDs improve care and increase ROI; MedPAC recommends increase to IP/OP payment rates; and strategies in employers’ “health care playbook.”
This week: HDHPs' impact on consumer behaviors; telehealth for chronic condition management; and post-acute care management
This week: Life spans increase with more PCPs; Tennessee’s maternal deaths largely preventable; and HIMSS covers consumerism, price transparency, interoperability.