Do providers need to know if their patients use cannabis? Yes.
There are many ramifications of cannabis use on patient care, including potential interaction with anesthesia or other medicines. Patients should disclose cannabis to their providers, especially before any surgery or medical...
The Joint Commission (TJC) has issued guidance and an alert to hospitals to help prevent what it calls a shocking number of women who die from typically preventable pregnancy complications.
The accreditation agency in October 2019 released...
Preparing for a worldwide pandemic, especially when you don’t know how fast it will spread or how serious its consequences will be, is one of the hardest things that healthcare workers do.
Cannabis use is need-to-know information before prescribing other medications, particularly anesthesia, heart medicines, and drugs processed by the liver.
How should hospital admissions of transgender persons—which we readily acknowledge is an imprecise umbrella term—be addressed to ensure fair and equal treatment, respect patient autonomy, and provide quality care?
