Posts by Cory P
Not Just for Snacks – Vending Machines as a Low-Barrier Harm Reduction Access Method
Alice Zhang, MD, MPH | January 6, 2026 : Harm reduction-focused vending machines, delivering naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and other public health items, represent a potential non-stigmatizing, low-barrier approach to…
Read MoreFall 2025 HD2A Newsletter
Welcome to this issue of the HEAL Data2Action (HD2A) Digest!
Read More“Beyond the False Dichotomy” Bridging the MOUD-Mutual Help Group Divide
Wayne Kepner, PhD, MPH | November 18, 2025 : A significant barrier to addressing the opioid crisis is the “false dichotomy” between two of our most effective strategies; medications for…
Read MoreHow to Work Your Data Project into a Health Care System: An HD2A Story
Niranjan S. Karnik, M.D., Ph.D. | November 4, 2025 : Translating data science innovations into real-world clinical impact remains a critical challenge in healthcare. This talk presents the story of…
Read MoreMachine Learning Models to Detect Opioid Misuse in Emergency Department Patients at Triage
Objective: Emergency department (ED) encounters represent valuable opportunities to initiate evidence-based treatments for patients with opioid misuse, but few receive such care. Universal manual screening has been proposed to improve…
Read MoreThe Relationship Between Gender Identity, Economic Stressors, Social Support, Concurrent Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation
Purpose: To examine a comprehensive list of demographic, substance use, economic, and social factors associated with suicidal ideation (SI) among middle-aged adults. Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained from a national…
Read MoreDevelopment and Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for the Detection of Emergency Department Patients with Opioid Misuse from Clinical Notes
Objectives: The accurate identification of Emergency Department (ED) encounters involving opioid misuse is critical for health services, research, and surveillance. We sought to develop natural language processing (NLP)-based models for…
Read MoreRacial, Ethnic, and Sex Disparities in Buprenorphine Treatment From Emergency Departments by Discharge Diagnosis
Objectives: Racial and sex disparities are noted in the administration and prescribing of buprenorphine from emergency departments (EDs) nationally. It is unknown whether disparities persist when accounting for the specific…
Read MorePerformance of International Classification of Disease-10 Codes in Detecting Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Misuse
Background and Aims: Accurate case discovery is critical for disease surveillance, resource allocation and research. International Classification of Disease (ICD) diagnosis codes are commonly used for this purpose. We aimed…
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