Articles Tagged With: prescribing
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Telemedicine Rule Changes Will Require Tighter Compliance
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposed telemedicine rules in response to the end of the Public Health Emergency could carry important implications for physicians and employers who use telemedicine to communicate with patients. In-patient visits will be required for certain controlled substances.
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Unexpected Gaps in Opioid Overdose Treatments
Patients presenting to EDs for opioid overdose should go home with a naloxone prescription or a naloxone take-home kit. Alternatively, these patients could start buprenorphine when it is clinically feasible, or they could be connected directly to outpatient treatment for opioid use disorder.
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Are We Prescribing Enough Emergency Contraception?
In this national sample of obstetrician-gynecologists, the majority (84%) reported offering at least one form of emergency contraception, with 80% offering the levonorgestrel pill, 18% offering ulipristal acetate, and 29% offering the copper intrauterine device.
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Virtual Visits and Antibiotic Prescribing
Compared to in-person visits, virtual visits were associated with improved antibiotic prescribing practices for women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections.
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Malpractice Risks of Telehealth Still Being Determined
Risk managers should be wary of the malpractice risks associated with telehealth, according to several experts who say the sudden increase in usage may have introduced insufficiencies that should be assessed now.
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The Cascade Effect: Calcium Channel Blockers and High Blood Pressure
Many older adults who are prescribed calcium channel blockers subsequently receive a loop diuretic. Awareness of this common cascade may reduce unnecessary prescribing and potential harm.
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Pain Management in the Emergency Department: Opioids and Alternative Pain Management Therapies
Opioid therapy can be an effective form of pain management in the ED for acute painful conditions. The risk of addiction and abuse should be considered in every case. Alternatives to opioid therapy include systemic agents, such as acetaminophen, NSAIDs, lidocaine, alpha agonists, anticonvulsants, ketamine, corticosteroids, and local and regional anesthesia.
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Accountability Program Helps Identify Opiate Prescribing Outliers, Addresses Education and Quality Needs
It stands to reason that fully understanding when and why providers under- or overprescribe opiate medications might assist in standardizing prescribing practices and also help bring the opioid epidemic to heel. However, most healthcare systems lack the tools to easily collect this information meaningfully.
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Analysis Reveals Med/Mal Risks for Antibiotics Administered in ED
Evidence on actual legal risks of failing to give antibiotics is lacking. Part of the problem is that both clinicians and patients frequently believe that taking an antibiotic is the safest practice in cases where it is unclear if antibiotics are needed.
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Opioid Prescribing Cropping Up in ED Malpractice Claims
Learn more about the factors that repeatedly arise in malpractice claims involving opioids in the ED.