Study: Military Needs to Better Address Substance Abuse by Troops
Study: Military needs to better address substance abuse by troops
Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment
"Rather than continuing to use a 20th-century workforce to treat (substance abuse disorders, the Pentagon) is challenged to structure and staff treatment services for alcohol and drug use disorders for the 21st century," the report says. Other problems …
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Military not doing enough to help soldiers with substance abuse, study finds
Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment
The report released today by the Institute of Medicine found that the military health system TRICARE doesn't cover the best treatments for alcohol and drug abuse. The system also does not permit long-term use of certain medications to treat addiction …
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Test highlights how to do EHR data sharing right
Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment
Privacy metadata from the SAMHSA EHR electronically explained to the VA EHR system that substance abuse treatment information within the clinical document is protected by federal confidentiality laws and can only be used for certain authorized purposes.
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