Annually about 30,000 veterans receive inpatient detoxification (detox) for Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Detox does not actually treat SUDs, as the purpose for detox is initially to treat withdrawal to prevent complications which may be fatal. (more…)
Improving Healthcare at Schools
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) www.stabenow.senate.gov and Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD) https://sarbanes.house.gov have introduced the “Hallways to Health Act” in the House (H.R 1027) and Senate (S.356) www.congress.gov to help establish School-Based Health Centers (SBHC). (more…)
World Bank Approves $100 Million Credit
The World Bank www.worldbank.org approved a US $100 million credit for the Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project http://projects.worldbank.org/P148531?lang=en to improve access to and quality of healthcare services in Uttarakhand a state in India. (more…)
Rural Healthcare in Crisis Mode
Rural America is facing higher mortality rates and less access to care as more rural hospitals across the country close. To discuss the situation in depth, over 500 rural providers and advocates attended the National Rural Health Association’s http://ruralhealthweb.org Rural Health Policy Institute’s www.ruralhealthweb.org advocacy event held in Washington D.C February 7-9. 2017. (more…)
Tweeting the Way to Health
The newly created “Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health” at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine www.pennmedicine.org under the leadership of Raina Merchant, MD, Associate Vice President for the University of Penn Health System, has developed partnerships with Wharton, Annenberg, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. (more…)
Diabetes Care for the AI/AN Population
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is achieving care in their diabetes programs to help American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in the U.S. The AI/AN population currently has the highest incidence of diabetes among all ethnic groups, and approximately two out of every three AI/AN people experiencing kidney failure are diabetic. (more…)
Upgrading Dental Communications
Awrel www.awrel.com, a Boston-based dental provider, is using an enhanced user interface with new features to improve communication by incorporating the application into their HIPAA-compliant texting application. The application, a tool created for the dental industry speeds information exchange among dentists, labs, academic institutions, and dental supply companies while also streamlining clinical and business workflow. (more…)