Health
EHRs not sufficient to ensure success in value-based care
(HealthDay)—Electronic health records (EHRs) are not sufficient to ensure success in value-based care, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Feb 13, 2018
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Genetics
A centuries-old math equation used to solve a modern-day genetics challenge
Researchers developed a new mathematical tool to validate and improve methods used by medical professionals to interpret results from clinical genetic tests. The work was published this month in Genetics in Medicine.
Jan 18, 2018
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Medications
Researchers focus on pain management in older adults
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are focusing their attention on pain management in older adults, a segment of the population which presents a specific series of challenges to health providers.
Dec 20, 2017
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Medications
Managing concerning behaviors when opioids are taken for chronic pain
Patients receiving long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain sometimes demonstrate challenging and concerning behaviors, such as using more opioid medication than prescribed or concomitant alcohol or drug use. A new study, ...
Dec 11, 2017
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Medications
Evidence-based approach to treating post-delivery pain in new moms during opioid crisis
Women who undergo vaginal delivery often do not require opioids to manage pain after hospital discharge, concludes a study published in Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Pediatrics
Can virtual reality be used to manage pain at a pediatric hospital?
Virtual reality has emerged into popular culture with an ever-widening array of applications including clinical use in a pediatric healthcare center. Children undergo necessary yet painful and distressing medical procedures ...
Nov 7, 2017
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Medications
What you can do to help fight the opioid epidemic
(HealthDay)—Proper disposal of prescription painkillers and use of safe alternatives to manage pain could help combat America's opioid abuse epidemic, doctors say.
Sep 13, 2017
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Medications
Patients taking opioids prior to ACL surgery more likely to be on pain medications longer
More than 130,000 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgeries take place each year with the majority of patients not requiring pain medication after three months post-operatively. However, researchers presenting their work ...
Jul 22, 2017
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Medications
Opiate use study in hospitalized seniors with nonsurgical conditions shows negative outcomes
In one of the first studies of its kind, nearly one-third of 10,000 older adults were prescribed opiate pain medications such as morphine, Percocet and OxyContin while hospitalized for non-surgical conditions, a course of ...
May 17, 2017
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Surgery
Methadone may reduce need for opioids after surgery
Patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery who are treated with methadone during the procedure require significantly less intravenous and oral opioids to manage postoperative pain, reports a new study published in the May ...
Apr 24, 2017
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