Background: Thirty years ago, concerned about patients’ untreated pain, doctors began treating pain aggressively and prescribing opioids liberally. Fifty million U.S. adults (20.4%) live with …
Background: The childhood vaccination rate across Rhode Island is approximately 90%. At East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP), a federally qualified health center (FQHC), the …
Background: Opioid deaths in America are skyrocketing. Combining opioid treatment with a benzodiazepine prescription significantly increases the likelihood of an overdose. This serious drug interaction …
30.3 million people in the United States have diabetes, and the healthcare system spends $245 billion1 per year on its treatment. Helping patients to control …
According to the 2013 Health and Wellness Survey, fifty three percent of caregivers suffer from depression compared to thirty two percent of non-caregivers. Caregivers are …
Background: Providence Community Health Centers (PCHC) patient population has grown by 30,000 in the past decade.13 During this time, the Black non-Hispanic patient population at …
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups across the United States, with Latinx populations experiencing the highest COVID-19 prevalence and …
High-risk patients have multiple chronic conditions and hospitalizations, accounting for over 50% of US healthcare costs. Comprehensive care teams (C3) are effective in improving health …
Background: Thirty years ago, concerned about patients’ untreated pain, doctors began treating pain aggressively and prescribing opioids liberally. Fifty million U.S. adults (20.4%) live with …
Blackstone Valley Community Health Center serves predominantly Hispanic, Black, and/or overweight patients. Increasing weight gain is correlated with increasing comorbidities including hypertension. Even with their …
The patient portal (PP) is an online vehicle of communication between medical providers and their patient population. Current legislation calls for the implementation of PPs …
Previously incarcerated individuals face serious hardships reintegrating into society due to systemic challenges such as poor access to health care, racial discrimination, stigmatization, and social …
Background: The childhood vaccination rate across Rhode Island is approximately 90%. At East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP), a federally qualified health center (FQHC), the …
Background: There is a growing amount of literature linking worse health outcomes to the presence of social determinants of health in patients with asthma, diabetes, …