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FEATURES
AWARD-WINNING HARRINGTON HEALTHCARE KEEPS
COMMUNITY AT HEART WITH TOTAL LOCAL CARE 6
Providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, Harrington HealthCare System
focuses on clinical initiatives to best serve patients in south central Massachusetts and
northeastern Connecticut, furthering its mission of "Total Local Care."
ABUSE-DETERRENT OPIOIDS: A FRAUGHT APPROACH
TO AN EPIDEMIC 10
Opioid pain relievers have the potential to lead to addiction, overdose and even death.
Pharmaceutical companies are producing abuse-deterrent formulations of opioids —
but such medications are not without their own risks, experts say.
BETTER OUTCOMES KEY TO EMERGENCE OF GERIATRIC ERS 12
Specialized ERs for patients 65 and older are yielding decreased readmission rates
and increased patient satisfaction, prompting rising numbers of hospitals and health
systems to adopt the model.
IMPROVING DIABETES MANAGEMENT IN LONG-TERM CARE 14
To combat the use of sliding-scale insulin and enhance outcomes in elderly patients
with diabetes, a nursing home in South Texas implemented an evidence-based model
of
coordinated diabetes management.
DEPARTMENTS
FINANCE 5
THAT'S NEWS 9
DATA VAULT 15
