Search results for "Substance abuse"
New methadone safety clinical practice guideline released
New guidelines for prescribing methadone for opioid addiction and pain management offer advice for primary care and specialty providers about safety and electrocardiogram monitoring to identify patients at high risk for cardiac problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/07/3.htm
7 May 2014
Preventing physician suicide
New efforts seek to reduce stigma among clinicians about mental illness and treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/preventing-physician-suicide.htm
15 Mar 2018
In the News
Staff awareness of stroke protocols, adverse events from supplements, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/in-the-news.htm
15 Jan 2016
coding corner 4 ACP Hospitalist • December 2019 Depression ...
F34.81 CC. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder. F32.81 Non-CC. Substance/medication-induced depressive disorder. Multiple codes in categories F10-F19. ... and symptoms that are not attributable to the effects of substance abuse, a psy-chosis like schizophrenia, or an underlying medical condition.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/acph-201912-coding-corner-depression_t1.pdf
23 Nov 2019
Assessing unhealthy alcohol use in hospitalized patients
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) estimates that 3 in 10 Americans drink enough to put them at risk for health problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/unhealthy-drinkers.htm
15 Apr 2007
Public health researchers look at rise in marijuana-related hospitalizations
Age, gender, and other factors predict risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/conference-coverage-public-health-marijuana.htm
15 Jan 2016
Stretching the end of hospitalization past discharge
A new clinic in an outpatient care center focuses on recently discharged patients at high risk for readmission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/success-story-reducing-readmissions-high-risk-patients.htm
15 Jul 2016
Alcohol detox: To admit or not?
Protocols can help simplify decision on admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/08/detox.htm
15 Aug 2014
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
This in-depth article covers epidemiology, medical pathology, and the role of an inpatient pathway to treat nutritional insufficiency (CPT 269.9).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/focus.htm
15 Sep 2011
Targeting smoking cessation efforts
Hospitalists can tailor therapies and increase the chance that patients will quit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/targeting-smoking-cessation-efforts.htm
15 Feb 2018