Tag: CURES

Healthcare

CURES Database Will Be Vital in Preventing Opioid Deaths but Faces Powerful Special Interest Opposition

Carmen Balber May 1, 2018

Every doctor in California will soon be required to use the most powerful tool we have to identify and prevent opioid abuse: the state prescription...

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Healthcare

Atty Gen Falls Behind In Prioritizing Opioid Tracking Tool

Carmen Balber February 6, 2018

Santa Monica, CA — The California Department of Justice told the legislature today that it will delay implementation of a key technological tool for stemming...

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Patient Safety

California Supreme Court Affirms Medical Board’s Use Of State Prescription Drug Database to Discipline Dangerous Doctors and Prevent Opioid Abuse

Carmen Balber July 17, 2017

Santa Monica, CA – The California Supreme Court today issued a decision affirming the right of the Medical Board of California to use the state...

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