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October ACP Hospitalist now online and in the mail
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is now available and it covers the opioid epidemic, care for prisoners, immigration policies, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/5.htm
18 Oct 2017
Hospitalist involvement needed to treat opioid epidemic
Despite rising admissions related to opioid use disorder, few hospitalists are obtaining the expertise to prescribe medications for addiction. Experts say they should.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/hospitalist-treat-opioid-epidemic.htm
15 Oct 2017
Drug-associated endocarditis on the rise
Hospitals face consequences of opioid addiction and difficult choices about treating endocarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/drug-associated-endocarditis.htm
15 Oct 2017
The medical consequences of the opioid epidemic
This issue also features articles about care for prisoners and changes in visa laws.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Oct 2017
In the News
Attending physician workload, prescription opioids after overdose.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2016
The revolving door of opioid overdose
Experts offer advice on prescribing for patients who've overdosed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/opioid-overdose.htm
15 Mar 2016
Nearly all patients received prescription opioids after an overdose, study finds
In the 90 days before an overdose, 56% of studied patients were dispensed a benzodiazepine, 59% had claims with a mental health diagnosis, and 41% had claims with a substance use disorder.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/13/2.htm
13 Jan 2016
Recent Research
Hip fractures in nursing homes, cognitive impairment with TIA, beta-blockers before CABG, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2014
At 487 feet above sea level, Palm Springs, California, ...
TheBetty Ford Center for addiction treatment is also located in Rancho Mirage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/acph-201410-pulseonpalmsprings.pdf
10 Sep 2014
Linking inpatient and outpatient buprenorphine treatment reduced opioid abuse
A program that started hospitalized, opioid-dependent patients on buprenorphine and linked them to outpatient care effectively reduced their illicit opioid use, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/09/4.htm
9 Jul 2014