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A new CDC report suggests distribution of naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote, and training in its administration could have prevented opioid overdose deaths.
Published in Pain Management
The number of drug poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics more than tripled from 1999-2008 and opioid analgesic were involved in more than 40 percent of all drug poisoning deaths in 2008, according to a CDC report.
Published in Pain Management
Fifty-seven percent of office-based physicians used electronic medical record/electronic health record systems in 2011, a huge jump from the 18 percent in 2001, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Published in HIT/Meaningful Use/EMR
A campaign in Chicago will allow physicians to text information about concussions and other football injuries to athletes, coaches and parents, according to a news release.
Published in HIT/Meaningful Use/EMR

Here are 10 statistics and facts about joint replacement from a comprehensive CDC report titled, "Health, United States, 2009," under the section, "Special Feature, Medical Technology."

Published in Lists and Statistics
Almost 44 percent of office-based physicians used electronic health records in 2009, up from 41.5 percent in 2008 and 35 percent in 2007, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Published in News and Analysis