Monthly Archives: February 2023

Long before the opioid epidemic was thought to be a public health emergency, prescription drug abuse and misuse were steadily increasing in the U.S. 

To combat this, states and hospitals have been building technological platforms to enable prescription drug monitoring programs that can the track habits of both prescribers and patients. But use of PDMPs varies by state, with some states mandating its use and others merely recommending that hospitals and medical groups opt-in. 

With the Trump administration saying it will crack down on opioid abuse, it begs the question: Could these data-heavy platforms make a dent in the crisis?

Every state but Missouri

As it stands, every state has its own PDMP, outside of Missouri -- the state has made multiple attempts

The Affordable Care Act’s primary objectives are to transform the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem into one that is:

1. good for patients, who can enjoy better health, share in their health decisions, and manage their expense effectively
2. good for the industry, leading to overall cost-effective healthcare
3. good for physicians and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on delivery of optimal medical care
4. good for healthcare practices, aligning practitioners, fostering collaboration, and working toward a single goal of delivery of optimal care

If we were to rate the current progress of ACA, the healthcare sectors would have a lot going for them, but looking ahead, it may be a bumpy ride over the next few years with a lot more work required. As we benchmark the financial outlook for the first quarter of 2018, the positive indicators show healthcare companies’ balance

The Affordable Care Act’s primary objectives are to transform the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem into one that is: good for patients, who can enjoy better health, share in their health decisions, and manage their expense effectively good for the industry, leading to overall cost-effective healthcare good for physicians and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on delivery of optimal medical care good for healthcare practices, aligning practitioners, fostering collaboration, and working toward a single goal of delivery of optimal care If we were to rate the current progress of ACA, the healthcare sectors would have a lot going for them, but looking ahead, it may be a bumpy ride over the next few years with a lot more work required. As we benchmark the financial outlook for the first quarter of 2018, the positive indicators show healthcare companies’ balance sheets are strong, overall cost structures continue to improve, and stocks have good dividend yields. Continued

The Affordable Care Act’s primary objectives are to transform the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem into one that is: good for patients, who can enjoy better health, share in their health decisions, and manage their expense effectively good for the industry, leading to overall cost-effective healthcare good for physicians and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on delivery of optimal medical care good for healthcare practices, aligning practitioners, fostering collaboration, and working toward a single goal of delivery of optimal care If we were to rate the current progress of ACA, the healthcare sectors would have a lot going for them, but looking ahead, it may be a bumpy ride over the next few years with a lot more work required. As we benchmark the financial outlook for the first quarter of 2018, the positive indicators show healthcare companies’ balance sheets are strong, overall cost structures continue to improve, and stocks have good dividend yields. Continued

The Affordable Care Act’s primary objectives are to transform the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem into one that is: good for patients, who can enjoy better health, share in their health decisions, and manage their expense effectively good for the industry, leading to overall cost-effective healthcare good for physicians and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on delivery of optimal medical care good for healthcare practices, aligning practitioners, fostering collaboration, and working toward a single goal of delivery of optimal care If we were to rate the current progress of ACA, the healthcare sectors would have a lot going for them, but looking ahead, it may be a bumpy ride over the next few years with a lot more work required. As we benchmark the financial outlook for the first quarter of 2018, the positive indicators show healthcare companies’ balance sheets are strong, overall cost structures continue to improve, and stocks have good dividend yields. Continued

<p>The Affordable Care Act’s primary objectives are to transform the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem into one that is: good for patients, who can enjoy better health, share in their health decisions, and manage their expense effectively good for the industry, leading to overall cost-effective healthcare good for physicians and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on delivery of optimal medical care good for healthcare practices, aligning practitioners, fostering collaboration, and working toward a single goal of delivery of optimal care If we were to rate the current progress of ACA, the healthcare sectors would have a lot going for them, but looking ahead, it may be a bumpy ride over the next few years with a lot more work required. As we benchmark the financial outlook for the first quarter of 2018, the positive indicators show healthcare companies’ balance sheets are strong, overall cost structures continue to improve, and stocks have good dividend yields. Continued

The Affordable Care Act’s primary objectives are to transform the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem into one that is: good for patients, who can enjoy better health, share in their health decisions, and manage their expense effectively good for the industry, leading to overall cost-effective healthcare good for physicians and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on delivery of optimal medical care good for healthcare practices, aligning practitioners, fostering collaboration, and working toward a single goal of delivery of optimal care If we were to rate the current progress of ACA, the healthcare sectors would have a lot going for them, but looking ahead, it may be a bumpy ride over the next few years with a lot more work required. As we benchmark the financial outlook for the first quarter of 2018, the positive indicators show healthcare companies’ balance sheets are strong, overall cost structures continue to improve, and stocks have good dividend yields. Continued

The Affordable Care Act’s primary objectives are to transform the current U.S. healthcare ecosystem into one that is: good for patients, who can enjoy better health, share in their health decisions, and manage their expense effectively good for the industry, leading to overall cost-effective healthcare good for physicians and other healthcare professionals, enabling them to focus on delivery of optimal medical care good for healthcare practices, aligning practitioners, fostering collaboration, and working toward a single goal of delivery of optimal care If we were to rate the current progress of ACA, the healthcare sectors would have a lot going for them, but looking ahead, it may be a bumpy ride over the next few years with a lot more work required. As we benchmark the financial outlook for the first quarter of 2018, the positive indicators show healthcare companies’ balance sheets are strong, overall cost structures continue to improve, and stocks have good dividend yields. Continued

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The new Bosch GKF125CE Colt palm router has earned the title of “longest tool tease,” at least as far as handheld woodworking tools go.

We first wrote about it 2 YEARS ago, after a reader caught sight of a Lowes.com product listing. A new listing popped up a few months ago, but it was only today that Bosch officially announced it.

So what happened? I’m guessing that it was an in-development product that Lowes’ datafeed somehow picked up on early, or something like that. It was surely delayed, and since it was only officially announced today, we probably won’t ever find out why.

Since it’s been 2 years, and more information has been made available, it’s worth taking a new look at the router. You might think that corded palm routers aren’t very exciting, but I’ve been particularly eager to see this one launch.

It features a 1.25 hp (MAX) 7.0A