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Cerner offers new opioid toolkit integrated with its EHR

Health IT vendor Cerner is offering clients a new toolkit integrated into clinical workflows to ensure safe prescribing of opioids by providers. Cerner’s Opioid Toolkit includes analytics to assess prescribing patterns, clinical decision support for management of opioids and an algorithm to identify the potential for substance use disorder. Eva Karp, Cerner senior vice president… Read More: Cerner offers new opioid toolkit integrated with its EHR »

Synagogue massacre suspect appears in court in wheelchair

The man accused of shooting 11 people dead in a Pittsburgh synagogue has appeared in court in a wheelchair to face charges. Robert Bowers, 46, who was shot and wounded in a gun battle with police, was released from hospital on Monday morning and turned over to authorities. He was wheeled into a courtroom a… Read More: Synagogue massacre suspect appears in court in wheelchair »

China to crack down on illegal activity at slaughterhouses to combat African swine fever: ministry

FILE PHOTO: Pigs are pictured at a farm on the outskirts of Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan province November 30, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday it will launch a three-month investigation into illegal activity by slaughterhouses to combat the spread of African swine fever. The ministry… Read More: China to crack down on illegal activity at slaughterhouses to… »