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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-rx-older-adults-2020-21.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Infographic - Opioid Prescription Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021
Opioid Prescription Fills Among … Older Adults, 2020-2021
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During the Year
4.4%
Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/qdr-data-spotlight-opioids-edvisits-tx.pdf
August 11, 2021 - Opioid Use Visits in Emergency Departments
Figure 1 shows that total ED visits related to opioid use … Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Emergency Departments
Opioid-related causes account for 1 in 80 ED … Thus, it
is important that EDs partner with opioid treatment
programs (OTPs) and office-based opioid … opioid use disorder. … Addiction (MAT-PDOA)
» Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA) grant
» State Opioid Response Grants
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-risk-screening.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Implementing Opioid Risk Screening for Older Adults Using Automated Patient Reminders in an Electronic … Record Case Study
1
Intervention: Many older adults experience chronic pain that
requires long term opioid … Misuse Measure (COMM3) tool
for assessing opioid misuse. … ▶ Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) screening tool for assessing opioid misuse. … prescribing and treatment of opioid use
disorder among older adults.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/impact-stories/increasing-access.pdf
January 01, 2023 - reduce
opioid use, reduce risk of death from opioid overdose,
and increase retention in treatment … The Opioid Epidemic in the United States. … The Opioid Epidemic in the United States. … Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings. … Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings.
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/stat-briefs.html
February 01, 2024 - This statistical brief presents estimates of fills of prescriptions for opioid medications that are commonly … HCUP Statistical Brief #271: Opioid-Related and Stimulant-Related Adult Inpatient Stays, 2012-2018 . … This brief focuses on the hospital burden of opioid-related hospitalizations by hospital urban-rural … HCUP Statistical Brief #256: Hospital Inpatient Stays Related to Opioid Use Disorder and Endocarditis … to opioid use disorder but not endocarditis, and those related to endocarditis but not opioid use disorder
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works/compendium-intro.html
January 01, 2024 - Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium of Resources
On this page:
Introduction
How to … Self-Assessment
Case Studies
Introduction
While there have been extensive efforts to address the opioid … epidemic, little attention has been given to the risks and effects of opioid use, misuse, and opioid … Resources and tools for managing opioid use, misuse, and OUD cannot be one-size-fits-all; rather their … medication management and prevent opioid misuse and OUD in older adults in primary care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Michel_92.pdf
April 30, 2008 - Elements of Athena-Opioid Therapy Designed
to Increase Patient Safety
ATHENA-Opioid Therapy has been … ATHENA-Opioid Therapy for chronic noncancer pain pop-up. … prescription for an opioid medication). … Testing of the Athena-Opioid Therapy System
Before ATHENA-Opioid Therapy is deployed into general use … The management of opioid therapy for chronic
pain.
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/health-systems-research.html
July 01, 2021 - Primary Care Practices
AHRQ awarded funds to five Primary Care Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid … use, misuse, and opioid use disorder (OUD) in older adults in primary care settings. … Characterizing Opioid-Related Adverse Events in Older Adults After Hospital Discharge. … Preventing opioid overdose deaths by empowering pharmacists to dispense naloxone. … Prescription Opioid Use Trajectories and Risk Factors Associated with Opioid-Related Hospitalizations
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-overuse.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Opioid Overuse on the Rise: More Widespread Across U.S.
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2012, U.S. hospitals recorded a total of 709,500
opioid-related hospitalizations. … Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief #177: Hospital Inpatient Utilization Related to Opioid … OPIOID OVERUSE ON THE RISE;
MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS U.S.
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/map/index.html
May 01, 2019 - Trends in the Rate of Opioid-Related Hospitalizations
National Demographics: Sex … The rate of opioid-related hospitalizations for both women and men have increased dramatically since … In 2016, roughly 302 women were hospitalized for opioid-related reasons per 100,000 population, compared … The rate of opioid-related hospitalizations for all other locations (large fringe metropolitan areas, … National Demographics: Age
In 2016, the rate of opioid-related hospitalizations for individuals between
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment-instructions.pdf
December 01, 2023 - How to Complete the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults
www.ahrq.gov
How … Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults (Self-Assessment tool) is for
primary care practices that want … with their improvement of opioid
management in older adults. … Opioid Data
2. Processes and Workflows
3. Risk Assessment
4. … Opioid Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment
5. Patient Engagement
6.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-ehr-oud.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Using an EHR System to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults in Primary Care Practices Case Study … 1
Using an Electronic Health Record
System to Prevent Opioid
Use Disorder in Older Adults in
Primary … Westfield Family Physicians took
on a quality improvement (QI) project to enhance the
assessments of opioid … treatment risks in the clinic’s older
adult population, including the risk of developing opioid
use … ▶ They conducted a one-hour training on risks of opioid use in older adults for 27 staff.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-rx-elderly.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Infographic - Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly Adults By Income Level
2018—2019
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Opioid … Opioid Prescriptions Among Elderly
Adults By Income Level
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/qdr-infographic-opioids.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks
Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-compendium-self-assessment.pdf
December 01, 2023 - Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults
www.ahrq.gov
Practice Self-Assessment … Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults
Instructions: This quality improvement self-assessment tool is … The Compendium corresponds to the Practice Self-Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Older Adults. … High-Leverage Change Area: Opioid Data
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … Care gap reports for
older adults on long-
term opioid therapy…
…are not available.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/non-elderly-use-opioids.pdf
September 01, 2018 - 15
20
Non-Elderly Use of Opioids,
2015-2016
An average 26 million non-elderly adults filled an
opioid … Opioid use varied significantly according to
patients’ health status and urban vs. rural areas. … Non-Elderly Adults in 2015-2016, by Socioeconomic
Characteristics, September 2018
Average Annual Opioid … Prescription Use Among
Non-Elderly Adults 2015-2016
Filled at
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prescription
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Average Annual Opioid
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-clinical-processes-workflows.pdf
June 02, 2025 - New Clinical Processes and Improving Workflows for Opioid Management in a Geriatric Clinic: Using Input … Focus on High Leverage Change: Risk Assessment
New Clinical Processes and Improving Workflows
for Opioid … therapy (LTOT):
■ Use a Patient-Provider Opioid Treatment Conversation Tool … The meetings also included the
University of Chicago system’s opioid management team. … prescribing and
treatment of opioid use disorder among older adults.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/chen-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - versus non-opioid analgesics. … Demographics: The opioid group (N=2,681), compared with the non-opioid group (N=6,848), was older
(opioid … of
Hispanic children (opioid group: 50.3%, non-opioid group: 60.0%; p<.0001). … /non-opioid) medications. … non-opioid recipients
(3-day follow-up) 1.4 (0.9 – 2.3) 1.4 (0.9 – 2.2)
opioid vs non-opioid
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/adult-opioid-fills-by-race.html
November 01, 2023 - Adult Opioid Fills by Race
Adult Opioid Fills by Race (PDF, 530 KB)
Source: AHRQ, Medical
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/evidence.html
November 01, 2023 - The USPSTF has also posted a Technical Brief on Primary Care-Related Interventions to Prevent Opioid … use, and prevention and treatment of opioid use disorder. … Setting (2019)
Management of Suspected Opioid Overdose with Naloxone by Emergency Medical Services … Personnel (2017)
Medication-Assisted Treatment Models of Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary … The Opioids Guide covers the origins of the opioid epidemic and interventions to improve opioid safety