How ASCs can enhance at home care and increase patient satisfaction post-surgery
Dr. Greg Colbath, an Orthopaedic Surgeon with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, fellowship trained in sports medicine and shoulder reconstruction. discusses the challenges patients face with opioid management after surgery in an ASC setting. He explores the importance of proper at-home drug disposal for patient safety and satisfaction, particularly with Deterra’s disposal pouch system. Dr. Colbath […]
COALITIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PARTNER TO ADDRESS OPIOID CRISIS IN WEST VIRGINIA WITH AT-HOME DRUG DEACTIVATION AND DISPOSAL RESOURCES
Challenge WEST VIRGINIA IS ONE OF THE STATES HARDEST HIT BY THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC Since 2014, West Virginia has had one of the highest drug overdose fatality rates in the country. Efforts to address prescribing rates and the socioeconomic factors fueling the crisis resulted in a slight decrease in overdose deaths in recent years, but […]