Boulder Care, a virtual provider for substance use disorder, is extending its treatment to adolescents in partnership with UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, the company told MedCity News exclusively.
Portland, Oregon-based Boulder Care works with payers and…
Google’s video platform YouTube Health announced today it is making step-by-step videos pertaining to first aid and emergency care by reliable healthcare organizations the top search results when users are seeking first aid-related information. The…
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Google’s video platform YouTube Health announced today it is making step-by-step videos pertaining to first aid and emergency care by reliable healthcare organizations the top search results when users are seeking first aid-related information. The…
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By Sara Heath
December 15, 2023 – About a million Medicare enrollees have opioid use disorder (OUD), but only 18 percent of them received medication to treat OUD, according to a new Office of Inspector General…
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Over the last several years, the opioid crisis has become a household discussion as government agencies have increased efforts to build awareness of and prevent further deaths from controlled substance abuse. As part of…
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When the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released its proposed rule that would remove some of the Covid-19 telehealth flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled substances, it caused an uproar from telehealth companies and advocates….
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By Anuja Vaidya
November 17, 2023 – Telehealth provides an effective strategy for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a new study.
Conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo…
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These numbers are astounding.
Between 1999 and 2021, nearly 645,000 people died of an opioid overdose. That’s in 22 years. Since the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, the cumulative deaths from all American…
The FDA’s approval of Smileyscope VR for pain management and Stanford’s research on virtual reality’s impact on senior care exemplify the growing influence of AR and VR in healthcare. Smileyscope’s digital therapeutic offers relief…
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By Hannah Nelson
November 07, 2023 – EHR data sharing can support near-real-time information access on drug use-related healthcare use to guide clinical and public health responses, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
Researchers leveraged…
