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October 2023Prescription drug monitoring: Updating California’s patient safety alerts
Read the storyThe UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research was awarded the 2023 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program grant to develop updated patient safety alerts.
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September 2023Neck pain? The provider you see first affects tests, imaging and follow-up care
Read the storyA study led by a team from the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research found that the specialist you see first for your neck pain has a big impact on how your condition gets diagnosed and treated.
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August 2023Exploring emergency-primary care team partnership to improve opioid treatment
Read the storyThe National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research a grant to develop and test a team-based strategy to improve treatment for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). The $1 million grant will help design an intervention that supports low-income and other vulnerable patients who seek OUD care in emergency departments.
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August 2023Pilot program turns ‘whole health’ research into practice
Read the storyA 15-week pilot program, based on an innovative “whole health” approach to wellbeing and weight loss, was recently concluded. The program was led by Folsom Clinic staff and a team from the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research.
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July 2023UC experts help California policymakers understand near-roadway air pollution
Read the storyStaff from the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research are helping California policymakers understand near-roadway indoor air pollution. They are part of an initiative to leverage expertise across the University of California to support evidence-based policymaking.
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July 2023UC Davis Health is advancing tobacco treatment for Medi-Cal members
Read the storyThe Center for Healthcare Policy and Research received a CA Quits grant and a TRDRP research award that would help support initiatives and resources for people to stop smoking.
