Geisinger College of Health Sciences

Trends in annual medication possession in older adults with type 2 diabetes

BACKGROUND: Older adults (≥65 years) make up a substantial portion of individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and frequently experience multimorbidity requiring complex, costly medication regimens. Cost-related nonadherence is prevalent in this population because of fixed incomes,...

Cannabis use and retention in telemedicine treatment for opioid use disorder: a retrospective cohort study

Cannabis use can be a barrier to treatment for opioid use disorder due to clinic policies in some settings requiring full abstinence to initiate or continue care. Telemedicine represents an important opportunity to expand treatment access. While there is conflicting evidence on t...

Regional Stabilization Before Transfer in Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury: Comparable Outcomes Within a Rural Hub-and-Spoke Trauma System

Background The Brain Trauma Foundation’s guidelines specifically highlight the need to determine optimal triage destination for moderate traumatic brain injury (modTBI) patients, particularly in rural settings where Level I trauma centers may be geographically distant. Methods Re...