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Physician Waivers to Prescribe Buprenorphine Increase Access to Effective Treatment Options

The increased number and geographic distribution of physicians obtaining waivers to prescribe buprenorphine has widened potential access to effective treatment for those with addiction to heroin or prescription painkillers.

Jun 10, 2015
News Release

Physician Waivers to Prescribe Buprenorphine Increase Potential Access to Effective Treatment Options to Address Opioid ...

The increased number and geographic distribution of physicians obtaining waivers to prescribe buprenorphine has widened potential access to effective treatment for those with addiction to heroin or prescription painkillers.

Jun 9, 2015
News Release

Use of Clinical Decision Support Tools Leads to Small Reduction in Inappropriate Advanced Imaging Studies for Medicare ...

Using tools that help physicians decide whether to use expensive imaging studies such as MRI scans can help reduce the ordering of unnecessary tests, but implementation of the tools in real-world settings has many challenges.

Jun 2, 2015
Research Brief

AF-related stroke prevention: today and the future: Summary for healthcare professionals

As heart arrhythmia atrial fibrillation (AF) is becoming more prevalent, we explored current and future landscapes for AF-related stroke prevention. Key areas for the future include education of medical staff and engagement across health services.

Jun 1, 2015
Journal Article

Communication Practices and Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Children

This study examined relationships between provider communication practices, antibiotic prescribing, and parent care ratings during pediatric visits for acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI).

May 20, 2015
Journal Article

Emergency Physicians' Perceptions and Decision-Making Processes Regarding Patients Presenting with Palpitations

Palpitations are a common emergency department (ED) complaint, yet relatively little research exists on this topic from an emergency care perspective.

May 18, 2015
Journal Article

The Most Used and Most Helpful Facilitators for Patient-Centered Medical Home Implementation

Like other transformative healthcare initiatives, patient-centered medical home (PCMH) implementation requires substantial investments of time and resources.

May 14, 2015
Report

Improving Care for Co-Occurring Psychological Health and Substance Use Disorders: An Implementation Evaluation of the Co-Occurring Disorders Clinician Training Program

The report evaluates implementation of a clinician training program to improve care for Navy personnel with co-occurring disorders. Results suggest careful planning for training initiatives could increase implementation of evidence-based practice.

May 13, 2015
Journal Article

Online Training Can Teach Psychotherapists Evidence-Based Treatments

Psychotherapy treatments can lag years behind what research has shown to be effective because there simply are not enough clinicians trained in new methods. But e-learning can be as successful as in-person instruction for teaching psychotherapists how to use newer evidence-based treatments.

May 6, 2015
News Release

Online Training Can Teach Psychotherapists Evidence-Based Treatments

Psychotherapy treatments can lag years behind what research has shown to be effective because there simply are not enough clinicians trained in new methods. But online training programs can be as successful as in-person instruction for teaching psychotherapists how to use newer evidence-based treatments.

May 5, 2015
Journal Article

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Community Health Workers in Mozambique

This study assessed the costs of a Community health worker (CHW) program in Mozambique over the period 2010-2012.

Apr 24, 2015
Journal Article

Practice Guidance for Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders: Results of an Expert Panel Process

The authors developed an updated and expanded set of buprenorphine treatment guidelines; this additional guidance may increase credentialed physicians' comfort with prescribing buprenorphine to patients with opioid use disorders.

Apr 22, 2015
Journal Article

Time to Reconsider Including Physicians in Bundled Payments?

Given new payment models and the changing relationship between physicians and hospitals, including physician costs in Medicare's Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) payments to hospitals could lead to better physician engagement in quality improvement efforts.

Apr 21, 2015
Journal Article

Opening the "Black Box" of GME Costs and Benefits: A Conceptual Model and a Call for Systematic Studies

At the heart of the current debate on financing graduate medical education (GME) is a seemingly simple question, how much does it cost hospitals and other health care providers to participate in GME?

Apr 7, 2015
Journal Article

Medically Unnecessary Diagnostic Imaging: Emergency Physicians Weigh In

A substantial proportion of advanced imaging studies ordered by emergency physicians may be medically unnecessary. According to a broad survey of emergency medicine professionals, fear of missing a low-probability diagnosis and fear of litigation are perceived as two key contributing factors.

Apr 7, 2015
Journal Article

Emergency Physician Perceptions of Shared Decision-Making

A substantial proportion of advanced imaging studies ordered by emergency physicians may be medically unnecessary.

Apr 7, 2015
Research Brief

Prescribing Antibiotics for Acute Respiratory Infections: Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect

Physicians who treat a higher volume of patients with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are more likely to diagnose a condition that calls for antibiotics, rather than one that does not, and they are more likely to prescribe antibiotics for ARIs.

Apr 1, 2015
Journal Article

Antipsychotic Prescribing: Do Conflict of Interest Policies Make a Difference?

Psychiatrists exposed to strict conflict of interest policies prescribed heavily promoted antipsychotics at rates similar to academic psychiatrists and nonacademic psychiatrists exposed to less strict or no policies.

Mar 24, 2015
Journal Article

Gynecologists in the VA: Do They Enhance Availability of Sex-Specific Services and Policies in the Emergency Department?

On-site gynecologist FTE is associated with improved availability of sex-specific care in EDs.

Mar 24, 2015
Report

Best practice: Medizinische Aus- und Weiterbildung aus internationaler Perspektive

This is a German translation of a report that seeks to inform the further development of medical education and training for primary care in Germany.

Mar 19, 2015

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