by admin | Feb 12, 2018 | Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Pain Management, Public Health
Purdue Pharma LP has announced an end to its practice of pressuring physicians to write prescriptions of OxyContin – a market leading opioid pain killer. Purdue’s move, as reported in Friday’s Wall Street Journal article, “Purdue Pharma to Stop Promoting OxyContin to...
by admin | Jan 30, 2018 | Clinical Trials, Health Data, Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Pain Management
Fight Fire with Fire is certainly and age-old adage. And Philadelphia’s plan to open up
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | Health Policy, Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Pain Management, Public Health
Last week, CVS Health announced it will limit the duration and dosage of opioid pain killers to certain individuals. HSR commends CVS Health for taking action towards addressing the Opioid Crisis in the United States. However, we caution that simply limiting access to...
by admin | Jun 24, 2017 | Opioid Abuse, Pain Management, Public Health
The Opioid Epidemic truly appears unchecked. From the East Coast to the West Coast, news reports abound on the depth and gravity of the epidemic. Heading North We have written previously on this blog about our efforts to address the epidemic. This Tuesday, we present...
by admin | May 2, 2017 | Health Policy, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management, Public Health, Uncategorized
MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, has named Dr. Ram Peruvemba, our Chief Medical Officer, a 2017 Distinguished Council Chair Award for his outstanding dedication of time and talents on behalf of Maryland’s physicians, their patients, and the public health....
by admin | Sep 13, 2016 | Clinical Trials, Data Analytics, Health Data, Health IT, Medical Research, Opioid Abuse, Pain Management, Patient Records
The opioid-abuse epidemic, both from illicit opioids (e.g., heroin) as well as prescription narcotics (e.g., Vicodin, Oxycodone), in the US is well documented. In addition to addiction treatment programs, a software tool has also been designed to help combat this...
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