The Pulse: Can Better ER Discharge Planning Stem The Opioid Overdose Epidemic?

by Kristin Gourlay March 9, 2017December 5, 2023

Hospitals in Rhode Island must now follow new guidelines before discharging a patient who has overdosed on opioids.

For this week’s The Pulse, we speak with an emergency room doctor about how these new guidelines might help stem the overdose epidemic.

Hospitals must follow new state-mandated guidelines before discharging a patient who has overdosed on opioids.

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