Why Don’t Hospitals Treat Addiction Like Heart Attacks?

When a patient shows up in a hospital with chest pain, there’s an established, step-by-step pathway for how physicians, nurses, and other clinicians direct their cardiac care. Unfortunately, the same isn’t true for people grappling with addiction. Corey Waller, M.D., Better Care Playbook Faculty and Principal at Health Management Associates, says a change in practice is needed.

       

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