Claims-based Measures of Prescription Opioid Utilization

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/3kY3X8Y on September 30, 2021 at 06:56PM Background Given the increased attention to the opioid epidemic and the role of inappropriate prescribing, there has been a marked increase in the number of studies using claims data to study opioid use and policies designed to curb misuse. […]

Assistant Professor – Health Economics

from ASHEcon at https://bit.ly/3omI05S on September 30, 2021 at 04:43PM Date Posted: 09/23/2021Closing Date: 01/05/2022, 11:59PM ETReq ID: 3536Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing)Faculty/Division: Dalla Lana School of Public HealthDepartment: Institute of Health Policy, Management, and EvaluationCampus:St. George (Downtown Toronto) Description: The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University […]

Final Evaluation of LA DOOR

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/3il1dB6 on September 30, 2021 at 02:55PM The Los Angeles Diversion, Outreach, and Opportunities for Recovery program (LA DOOR) was designed by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office (LACA) to provide a comprehensive, health-focused, preventative approach that proactively engages individuals at elevated risk of returning to […]

Sleep Management in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/3F8NEhE on September 30, 2021 at 02:55PM Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition that can emerge after exposure to a traumatic event. It involves several symptoms, including distressing memories or dreams and/or dissociative reactions; psychological distress at exposure to trauma cues; physiologic reactions to cues; […]

The pandemic in US

from Econsalut at https://bit.ly/3urrv9B on September 30, 2021 at 08:30AM  Uncontrolled Spread. Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic New book by Scott Gottlieb , former FDA comissioner COVID revealed dangerous gaps in the US public health preparedness, medical infrastructure, and healthcare system. We lacked the public health capacity and […]