Mental Health
Clinical
Hospitalists struggle with opioid epidemic’s rising toll
Amid a worsening crisis, a harsh, new light illuminates the inpatient side of opioid prescriptions.
Clinical
Use of BZD and sedative-hypnotics among hospitalized elderly
Which hospitalized older patients are inappropriately prescribed benzodiazepines or sedative hypnotics post discharge, and who is prescribing...
News
Do not withhold opioid addiction drugs from patients taking benzodiazepines
The FDA says the benefits of combining MAT drugs with CNS depressants outweigh the risks.
News
Alcohol misuse universal screening effective and efficient
An alcohol misuse screening for all patients may be feasible, and here’s how.
News
How to make the move away from opioids for chronic noncancer pain
How do physicians treat patients with chronic pain and guard against addiction?
Clinical
Association between concurrent use of prescription opiates and benzos
Clinical Question: What is the impact of concurrent benzodiazepine use in chronic versus intermittent opioid use on risk for...
Career
Hospitalist burnout
The causes of hospitalist distress and burnout are very similar to that of doctors in other specialties, yet each specialty probably differs in...
Clinical
Interventions, especially those that are organization-directed, reduce burnout in physicians
How efficacious are interventions to reduce burnout in physicians?
HM17
Work-life balance is not a ‘thing’ but alignment is
We are destined to fail at achieving work-life balance because it does not exist, nor has it ever existed, according to an expert on how people...
Clinical
Use of second-generation antidepressants in older adults is associated with increased hospitalization with hyponatremia
Clinical Question: Is there an increased risk of hyponatremia for older patients who are taking a second-...