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OverviewUtah leads the nation in the abuse of prescription pain medication. In 2007, 519 people suffered drug-related deaths in Utah; of those, 317 were overdoses of prescription pain medication. Unintentional prescription pain medication overdoses were also the number one cause of injury deaths in…
What is it?The College Station Community Health Center is a collaborative effort between the hospital, Brazos Valley Community Action Agency and local physicians to create a federally qualified health center (FQHC) and a clinic that provides good, consistent medical care to women and children who…
This webinar highlighted the necessity to eliminate elective early term deliveries due to its impact on quality and unnecessary costs. It featured overarching strategies to implemention and lessons learned from two leading health systems.