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County approves data‑sharing agreement with University Hospital to expand overdose quick‑response pilot
Summary
Essex County approved a business associate agreement with University Hospital to let the county Quick Response Team access hospital case information to conduct outreach to nonfatal overdose survivors; county officials say about 250 people are awaiting contact under the pilot, which could be extended by a four‑year federal SAMHSA grant.
Essex County commissioners approved a business associate agreement with University Hospital in Newark to support the county’s Quick Response Team, which conducts outreach to people who suffered nonfatal drug overdoses.
Joel Torres, Division of Community Health Services (SEG 335), said the pilot launched in December and currently has a case manager and a…
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