Search results for "Substance Abuse"
Requesting records—from the patient
Pilot projects are using new software systems to allow physicians in different facilities to improve, or even begin, communication with each other.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/records.htm
15 Apr 2012
Identifying personality disorders
An excerpt from “Psychiatry Essentials for Primary Care,”� new from ACP Press.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/disorders.htm
15 Apr 2008
Letter from the Editor
One of the more frustrating experiences a hospitalist can have is to treat and discharge a substance-abusing patient, only to suspect that he or she will be right back in the hospital weeks or days later.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/lfe.htm
15 Dec 2010
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
Saving money by giving care for free
At most hospitals, paying for medical care means handing over proof of insurance or a credit card. At The Caring Place in Allentown, Pa., it can mean reading to children, baking cookies or translating for other patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/care.htm
15 Mar 2007
Parity laws seek balance for mental health coverage
Legislators look for equality with insurance for physical ailments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/parity-laws.htm
15 Oct 2007
In the news
AHA recommendations on decreasing drug errors, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2010
Lexington, Kentucky, was founded in 1775 by frontier explorers ...
care services, residential treatment programs for PTSD and substance abuse, and a community living center.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/acph-202101-pulseonlexington.pdf
4 Jan 2021
Hone in on patients without a home
Patients who are homeless or teetering on the verge can present an additional set of logistics for busy hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/homeless.htm
15 Aug 2010
8 health organizations, American Bar Association call for gun policies
A call for policies to help mitigate the rate of firearm injuries and deaths in the U.S. was announced by the American College of Physicians, 7 other national health professional organizations, and the American Bar Association.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/25/2.htm
25 Feb 2015