Reducing Opioid Misuse from CMS. They are focused on three main areas: Prevention, Treatment and Data. Click on link below to access page and then click on 'See our roadmap."
https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/story-page/reducing-opioid-misuse.html
As of August 28, 2018, from the MLN Matters Number: SE19004, Medicare would like to include opioid use in the 'Review of Medical and Family History' element of the AWV. Providers are encouraged to pay close attention to opioid use during this element of the AWV. If a patient is using opioids, assess the benefit from other, non-opioid pain therapies instead, even if the patient does not have Opioid Use Disorder bus is possibly at risk.
https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE18004.pdf
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https://www.cms.gov/about-cms/story-page/reducing-opioid-misuse.html
As of August 28, 2018, from the MLN Matters Number: SE19004, Medicare would like to include opioid use in the 'Review of Medical and Family History' element of the AWV. Providers are encouraged to pay close attention to opioid use during this element of the AWV. If a patient is using opioids, assess the benefit from other, non-opioid pain therapies instead, even if the patient does not have Opioid Use Disorder bus is possibly at risk.
https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE18004.pdf
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