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CFO
Hospitals Get $700M From Drugmakers in Opioid Class-Action Lawsuit
The opioid epidemic has affected hospitals, both clinically and financially, for almost 30 years.
CMO
Pain Clinics Made Millions From 'Unnecessary' Injections Into 'Human Pin Cushions'
Pain MD's injections have been proved in court to be part of a decade-long fraud scheme.
Innovation
CMS Launches New Program for Mental Health, OUD Treatment
The 8-year Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model focuses on care integration and coordination, alongside screening for health inequities, to...
Innovation
DEA Extends Telemedicine Prescription Waiver One More Year
Supporters say the extension merely kicks the can down the road and they may soon urge either Congress or the...
Pharma
Opioid Maker Endo Health Solutions to Pay $1.1B, Forfeit $450M
It's the second-largest criminal financial penalty levied against a drug maker.
Payer
Payers, SUD, and VBC: 'There's a Lot of Meat on This Bone'
MCO collaboration and value creation were a focus of the second annual Inspire Recovery conference.
Payer
7 Fast Facts on the New SUD Privacy Regulations
Meet the organizations that helped bring substance use disorder privacy and consent into the 21st century.
Pharma
Records Show Publix Opioid Sales Grew Even as Addiction Crisis Prompted Other Chains' Pullback
While national pharmacy chains like CVS and Walgreens were dispensing fewer of the highly addictive drugs, Publix's sales were soaring.
Technology
How to Use EHRs to Reduce Dangerous Drug-Drug Interactions
New research from the Regenstrief Institute gives health system executives specific recommendations on how to use their EHRs to help...
Pharma
'They See a Cash Cow': Corporations Could Consume $50B of Opioid Settlements
But as the dollars land in government coffers a swarm of private, public, nonprofit, and for-profit entities are eyeing the...
Pharma
Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds Sit Untouched as Overdose Deaths Rise
The money is part of the approximately $50 billion that states and local governments will receive nationwide in opioid settlement...
CMO
For People With Sickle Cell Disease, ERs Can Mean Life-Threatening Waits
A crisis can quickly escalate into life-threatening complications such as strokes, seizures, and sepsis.