Opioid use in middle-aged adults
Clinicians are in the unique position to educate and counsel middle-aged adults about their opioid use and influence strategies needed to provide effective pain control.
Commentary
What is the future of health care under President Trump?
Repealing the Affordable Care Act could endanger the health of tens of millions of Americans.
Teen pregnancy prevention program
The program strives to modify teen attitudes toward sexuality and bring about life-changing behavior.
Recertifying from inactive status
For the APN who is recertifying, it is important to establish relationships with other APNs at the local and national level.
What our words say about ourselves
The words that we use and how we use them ultimately reflect what we think of ourselves.
Collaborating on interventional pain management in primary care
Interventional pain specialists can work together with primary care providers to provide the best care for patients managing chronic pain.
Keep the care in care coordination
In a patient-centric model of care, the effort focuses on the patient’s wishes.
ICD-10 codes may improve asthma care
The new ICD-10 coding system may seem inappropriate for some disease models, but asthma care may benefit from the required changes.
Full practice authority and opiate use
Federal law does not allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe buprenorphine to patients with opiate use disorder.
The flu shot remains a vital healthcare tool
Even if the flu shot “misses,” as it did last year, it remains one of the best tools we have to help our patients live healthier lives.
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