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Spotlight on: Nicholas Mollanazar
Meet Nicholas Mollanazar, whose solutions are helping more dermatology patients get the care they need and enabling providers to work more efficiently.
Prompts to clinicians increase tobacco use treatment for cancer patients
When clinicians received an active-choice alert recommending they provide tobacco use treatment (TUT) to their cancer patients who smoke, TUT referrals or prescriptions were about triple compared to engagement from patient nudges or usual care, a new study finds.
June 2023 Month in Review
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Lessons from the COVID Watch remote monitoring program
Feedback solicited from patients and caregivers about COVID Watch suggested future remote monitoring programs would benefit from adjustments like providing alternative communication methods, clarity around enrollment, and patient guidance.
Triage protocol increases emergency department treatment of opioid use disorder
A triage screening and treatment protocol helped emergency departments expand care for opioid use disorder (OUD), facilitating identification and treatment of patients with OUD, a new study finds.