Policy Briefs
Information & Research about Overdose and Disease Prevention Programs
February 2020 - Authors: B Koch, B Brady, D Derksen, A Padilla
Many states have adopted evidence-based harm reductions programs to prevent and reduce substance use disorder and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. These programs can offer needed resources in areas where there is limited access to behavioral health care services. Suggested citation: Koch B, Brady B, Padilla A, and Derksen D. (2020). Information and Research about Overdose and Disease Prevention Programs. Arizona Center for Rural Health Policy Brief.
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Improving Detection to Reduce Infection
April 2013 - Authors: Benjamin Brady
Many state and federal funding agencies mandate SSI Surveillance.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient reporting program, for example, requires 30 day, post-discharge surveillance.9 For many hospitals, surveillance is an unavoidable cost. If done well, however, the cost of treating an SSI is an avoidable cost.
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