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New Opioid Prescription Dosages Drop 22 Percent in Penn Medicine’s New Jersey Practices Following Changes to State Law and Health Record Alerts

October 11, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Addiction, Health Policy, Opioid Epidemic, Opioids, Penn Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Substance Abuse

The total amount of opioids dispensed per new opioid prescription decreased by 22 percent in Penn Medicine outpatient practices in New Jersey after the state passed a law limiting prescriptions to a five-day supply for new opioid prescriptions. Penn Medicine implemented an electronic health record (EMR) alert, or “nudge,” to notify clinicians if that limit had been reached. The study, published online today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, is one of the first evaluations of a state law’s impact on prescribing outcomes, and is the first report of an EMR being used to make compliance with prescribing limits easier. Importantly, after the prescribing limit and alert went into effect there was no evidence to suggest pain control worsened.

Announcement

A bold restructuring of ASU’s College of Health Solutions results in growth and innovation across all measures

October 10, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments College, Faculty, Health, Health Policy, Higher Education, Innovation

One year following a large-scale restructuring, Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions announces growth in enrollment, new faculty and research advancement.

Announcement

Albert Einstein College of Medicine and CUNY School of Public Health Collaborate to Offer Medical Students M.D./M.P.H. Program

October 10, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Global Health, Health Care, Health Policy, Public Health, Research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) announced an agreement today to offer Einstein medical students an opportunity to complete a five-year program resulting in a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from Einstein and a Master’s Degree in Public Health (M.P.H.) degree from CUNY SPH.

Feature

The E-cigarette Backlash

October 9, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments China, e-cigarette, Food And Drug Administration, Health, Health Policy, India, Nicotine, Public Health, United States, Vapor

CFR In Brief by Claire Felter. An outbreak of a lung illness linked to vaping is raising the pressure on countries to rein in the booming e-cigarette industry.