Audit: Hospitals put Native Americans at risk with opioids
(WorldNews Mexico)

................................................................ The report made more than a dozen recommendations to the Indian Health Service to better track patients’ health records and pain management, ensure opioids are kept under tighter security and update its information technology systems. The agency agreed on every point and said changes are coming. The Indian Health Service, the federal agency that administers primary health care for Native Americans, has put an increased focus on opioids lately with a new website and the creation of a committee focused on decreasing overdose deaths, promoting culturally appropriate treatments and ensuring that communities know how to...