Opioids are widely used in healthcare facilities to relieve both acute and chronic pain. However, as we well know, opioids have become a substance of concern due to their propensity to spark misuse and addiction. As expected, it is a major public health challenge to balance the need for pain relief and the imperative of reducing opioid addiction and overdose deaths. This eBook looks at four steps that healthcare systems can take to achieve that balance. The eBook will also include additional contributed content from our sponsors.
As part of PSQH’s Patient Safety Awareness Week activities, episode 74 of PSQH: The Podcast features a discussion with Julie Lynch, director of the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, about the main findings of the 2022 AAAHC Quality Roadmap and the patient safety challenges that ambulatory health organizations face.
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Our latest Patient Safety NOW summit will explore a range of timely patient safety topics. Join us and our panel of experts to learn about what the recently announced end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency will mean for healthcare, and much more!
As part of PSQH’s celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, we asked our readers about the state of patient safety efforts. We will share the results with you.
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