Doctor, Addicted to Cocaine, Continued to Practice in SC
Doctor, addicted to cocaine, continued to practice in SC
Filed under: inpatient drug treatment programs
In February 2007, an investigator with the medical board interviewed Matzinger in his office and recommended he enroll in rehab. … In June, he checked into rehab, where he went through a couple days of inpatient therapy and had 23 outpatient visits.
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Casting a Wider Safety Net For Elderly Patients
Filed under: inpatient drug treatment programs
Minneapolis—The Pharmacological Intervention in Late Life (PILL) Service, an innovative elderly care outreach program developed by the Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System (VABHS), has reduced 60-day hospital readmissions and improved …
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Health Care Reform Update, August 5 2013
Filed under: inpatient drug treatment programs
On July 31st, HHS issued a request for information from stakeholders regarding section 1557 of the ACA, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in health care programs. On July 31st, the Kaiser …
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The Woman Who Ate Cutlery
Filed under: inpatient drug treatment programs
The consequences are felt in our communities, where the undertreated mentally ill are vulnerable to drug use, criminal recidivism (with additional court and incarceration costs), victimization and suicide. The costs of M's repeated hospitalizations …
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