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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/implementing-what-works.html
February 01, 2024 - opioid use, misuse, and opioid use disorder (OUD) in older adults. … Resources and tools for managing opioid use, misuse, and OUD cannot be one-size-fits-all. … medication management and prevent opioid misuse and OUD in older adults in primary care. … Use, and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Through Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support. … systems-based approach for improving management of patients on chronic opioid therapy.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-men-women-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Data Infographic: Women have higher rates of opioid-related hospitalizations in most states
Opioid-related … But geographical variations were wide: opioid-
related stays were higher for women in nearly
three-fourths … Women have
higher rates of
opioid-related
hospitalizations
in most states
Fast Stats
Source: AHRQ … Utilization Project (HCUP), HCUP Fast Stats, and HCUP
Statistical Brief “Patient Characteristics of Opioid-Related … https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb224-Patient-Characteristics-Opioid-Hospital-Stays-ED-Visits-by-State.pdf
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-acronyms.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • CME: Continuing medical education.
• COT: Chronic opioid therapy.
• COMM: Current Opioid Misuse Measure … use disorder.
• OIT: Opioid improvement team, which leads the quality improvements at the clinic made … through the Six Building Blocks program.
• ORT: Opioid Risk Tool assessment.
• OUD: Opioid use disorder … The QI lead can be someone whose title or job description does not have “QI,” but
will drive the opioid … improvement team in addressing opioid prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-use-nonelderly-adults.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Opioid Use Among Non-Elderly Adults, by Health Status - Infographic
This Is a Sample Two Line
Infographic … Opioid Use Among Non-Elderly
Adults, by Health Status
Regardless of health status,
the average annual
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/opioids/compendium/opioids-case-study-prescribe-opioids.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Focus on High Leverage Change: Opioid … Nurses reported hesitancy with asking questions about opioid misuse, low knowledge about opioid misuse … prescribing and treatment of opioid use disorder
among older adults. … Nurses initially expressed discomfort discussing opioid misuse and OUD with patients. … The Mayo team plans to provide the opioid education to more nurses in primary care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-report-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Infographic - Rates of Opioid-Related Hospital Stays: How States Compared in 2014
The nation’s opioid … epidemic resulted in a 64 percent
rise in opioid-related hospital stays between 2005 and
2014. … However, hospital rates varied widely by state in
2014, ranging from 404 opioid-related stays per 100,000 … Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Rates of Opioid-Related … , Delaware, Idaho, Mississippi, New Hampshire
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb219-Opioid-Hospital-Stays-ED-Visits-by-State.pdf
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mccarthy-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Key Words: opioid analgesics; health literacy; text messaging; emergency
2. … Due to the ongoing opioid crisis and national efforts to minimize new
opioid prescriptions and opioid … pain relievers and decrease risky behaviors related
to opioid use. … The mean quantity of opioid pills prescribed
was 16 tabs. … Opioid pill consumption after an
ED visit: How many pills are people using?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/funding/fund-opps/smith-angela-r13-hs026679-01.pdf
March 31, 2020 - Mitigating Opioid Harms: An Impetus for Stewardship of Opioid Prescribing
Contact PD/PI: Smith, Angela … Topics include opioid overdose in patients with chronic
flank pain, opioid use in early recovery after … For opioid naïve patients, CMS is calling on all Part D sponsors to limit initial opioid prescription … Abuse: The
Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid … /drugs-
abuse/opioids/opioid-overdose-crisis.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/opioids-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - chronic opioid therapy. … opioid therapy. … ")
OR (AB “Drug Overdose*” OR
“Opioid Abuse*" OR "Opioid Misuse" OR
"Opioid Addiction" OR "Opioid* … ") OR (AB
“Drug Overdose*” OR “Opioid Abuse*" OR
"Opioid Misuse" OR "Opioid Addiction" OR
"Opioid* … OR (AB
“Opioid Abuse*" OR "Opioid Misuse" OR
"Opioid Addiction" OR
"Prescription Drug Misuse" OR
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-opioid.pdf
February 20, 2020 - Deaths
Involving Synthetic
Opioids Other
Than Methadone
To understand the current opioid … epidemic, it is critical to know which opioid drugs are contributing
the most to overdose deaths involving … Recent data have shown that fentanyl-related overdose deaths are heavily contributing
to the opioid … Epidemic
The Department of Health and Human Services has several initiatives addressing the opioid … ◆ SAMHSA has also developed an Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/index.html
July 01, 2025 - Prescription Fills Among Older Adults, 2020-2021 2023 Opioid Fills Among Older Adults by Income Diseases … Largest Shares of 30-Day Readmissions, 2020 Hospital Admission Versus Readmission Costs, 2020 Adult Opioid … , 2017 Outpatient Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions, 2017 Total Outpatient Prescriptions … Expenses for Adults with Opioid Prescriptions Emergency Department Visits, 2017 Receiving Courtesy and … Women Have Higher Rates of Opioid-Related Hospitalizations in Most States AHRQ's EvidenceNOW: Setting
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/hartung-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - misuse, opioid use disorder, and PDMP use. … The opioid overdose epidemic is largely attributable to…
a. … Shortages in non-opioid-related pain medications
d. Large increases in opioid prescribing
2. … Taking a high dose of opioid medication
b. Taking long-acting opioid formulation
c. … A nationwide pharmacy chain responds to
the opioid epidemic.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-overview-rev.pdf
October 01, 2021 - The opioid epidemic is hurting our communities. … Long-term opioid therapy reconsidered. … Opioid vs nonopioid acute pain management in the emergency department. … Trends in opioid analgesic-prescribing rates by specialty,
U.S., 2007-2012. … Team-based clinic redesign of opioid medication management in primary care: impact on opioid
prescribing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/green-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Advancing Patient Safety Implementation through Pharmacy-Based Opioid Medication … (i.e., opioid analgesic) medications. … patients for the
possibility of opioid-induced adverse events. … medication use (Secure Opioid Safety Project,
the SOS Project). … Attitudes toward opioid
overdose prevention (12 questions) were used to develop the Opioid Overdose
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www.ahrq.gov/opioids/whats-new/newsroom.html
December 01, 2022 - Newsroom
AHRQ's blog posts, infographics, and announcements on its latest efforts to help end the opioid … Infographics
Opioid-related Hospitalizations in 2016 Involving Women Who Were Pregnant or Giving … 2015-2016
PDF (6.8 MB)
Opioids' Impact on Seniors
PDF (1.1 MB)
Women Have Higher Rates of Opioid-Related … Hospitalizations in Most States
PDF (414 KB)
Rates of Opioid-Related Hospital Stays: How States … Compared in 2014
PDF (336 KB)
Opioid Overuse on the Rise: More Widespread Across the United States
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-monitor.pdf
April 20, 2021 - Support
patient-centered, empathic communication for care of patients on chronic opioid therapy. … While anyone can use these materials to implement
improvements in chronic pain and opioid medication … ”
− Including opioid management training in onboarding. … Make sure new staff understand the
key opioid policies and processes and why they are important. … Staffing
Your opioid improvement team has been instrumental in keeping this work moving forward.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-report-2014.html
April 01, 2018 - Burden on Hospital Care: A State-by-State Comparison (PDF, 344 KB)
Source: Statistical Brief #219, Opioid-Related
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/about/ncepcr-older-adults-presentation.pptx
March 15, 2025 - medication management and prevent opioid misuse and opioid use disorder in older adults in primary care … Trends in prior receipt of prescription opioid or adjuvant analgesics among patients with incident opioid … *, or
A claim with opioid misuse code (305.x, F11.x) or opioid dependence code along with an inpatient … or ED visit with injection drug use-related infection*, or
A claim with opioid misuse or opioid dependence … Trajectories of prescription opioid dose and risk of opioid-related adverse events among older Medicare
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/impact-opioid-final.pdf
November 01, 2018 - In response to
dramatic increases in opioid-related illnesses and deaths,
the Department of Health … Communities in rural areas are
among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic. … OPIOIDS 2
Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment for
Opioid Use Disorder in … AHRQ has published several statistical briefs that
characterize the opioid crisis. … /products/opioid-substance-use-resources
https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/topics/opioid-use-disorder
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-prepare.pdf
February 18, 2021 - Build an Opioid Improvement Team
The opioid improvement team works in the clinic to support the
Find … prescribing.
• Formed an opioid improvement team.
• Protected time for the opioid improvement team and … • Building an opioid improvement team.
• Model opioid prescribing policy.
• Model patient agreement … the opioid management problem, guidelines, regulations, and 6BBS.
• Built team support for the opioid … to opioid list)?