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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/791.html
November 01, 2021 - Out-of-Pocket Prescription Expenses To Treat Opioid Use Disorders Are High
Issue Number
791 … Today's Headlines:
Out-of-Pocket Prescription Expenses To Treat Opioid Use Disorders Are High . … Out-of-Pocket Prescription Expenses To Treat Opioid Use Disorders Are High
Patients with retail medications … to treat opioid use disorders spent on average 3.4 times more for out-of-pocket prescriptions than the … In addition, out-of-pocket expenses on office visits for patients being treated for opioid use disorders
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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/news/newsletter/e-newsletter/628.html
August 01, 2018 - Study Recommends Training Community Pharmacists on Opioid Safety, Drug Monitoring Programs … Today's Headlines:
Study Recommends Training Community Pharmacists on Opioid Safety, Drug Monitoring … Study Recommends Training Community Pharmacists on Opioid Safety, Drug Monitoring Programs
Increased … PDMPs provide a potential avenue for pharmacists to engage patients and providers around opioid safety … by facilitating patient counseling, monitoring for opioid safety risks, and potentially intervening
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/elderly.html
Measuring the Quality of Long-term Care
Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care
Opioid
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/669.html
June 01, 2019 - Newly Insured Medicaid Patients in Oregon Receive Fewer Opioid Prescriptions
Issue Number … Newly Insured Medicaid Patients in Oregon Receive Fewer Opioid Prescriptions
Medicaid patients in Oregon … program or became newly covered as a result of Medicaid expansions were less likely to be prescribed an opioid … About 16 percent of continuously insured patients had chronic opioid use, compared with about 12 percent … Policymakers should consider the importance of Medicaid continuity in combatting the opioid epidemic
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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/data/infographics/ed-visits-opioids.html
September 01, 2021 - More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment
More Opioid-Related … Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment (PDF, 587.7 KB)
Emergency department (ED) visits for opioid-related
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/resources/6bb-guide-stage%203-monitorandsustain.pdf
May 20, 2019 - • The Monitor and Sustain guide walks you through
transitioning your organization from intensive opioid … step by step through preparing for
and facilitating a Success and Sustainability Meeting
with your Opioid … ☐ Prepare a summary of progress from baseline and potential next steps for the Opioid Improvement … ”
• Including opioid management training in onboarding. … Make sure new staff understand the key
opioid policies and processes and why they are important.
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/women.html
Chartbook on Women's Health Care
For Women’s Health Week, Let’s Make Prevention Primary
Opioid-related
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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)?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-218-section-1-tables-1-5.pdf
May 01, 2019 - , Nonsteroidal Anti‐
inflammatory Compounds,
Nonsteroidal Anti‐
inflammatory Drug [EPC]
Full opioid … Agonists [MoA],
opioid Agonist [EPC]
Opioid Antagonist [EPC],
opioid Antagonists … [MoA]
Opioid Antagonist [EPC],
opioid Antagonists [MoA],
• Bromfenac Sodium
• Ibuprofen
• Indomethacin … Agonist [EPC],
Partial opioid Agonists [MoA]
• Buprenorphine • Buprenorphine Hydrochloride
Partial … opioid Agonist [EPC],
Partial opioid Agonists [MoA],
opioid Antagonist [EPC],
opioid Antagonists
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-fasttrack-complete.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/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/667.html
June 01, 2019 - Opioid Prescribing Nearly 40 Times Higher Among U.S. vs. … Today's Headlines
Opioid Prescribing Nearly 40 Times Higher Among U.S. vs. English Dentists . … Opioid Prescribing Nearly 40 Times Higher Among U.S. vs. … Dentists are one of the most frequent prescribers of opioids, even though data suggest that non-opioid … To reduce opioid prescribing, the authors suggested that U.S. dentists adapt measures like those used
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/809.html
April 01, 2022 - Dental Opioid Prescriptions Associated With Adverse Outcomes
Issue Number
809
AHRQ News Now … National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report , D-27 [PDF, 8.1 MB])
Today's Headlines:
Dental Opioid … Dental Opioid Prescriptions Associated With Adverse Outcomes
When dentists prescribe opioid medications … to their patients, it can lead to adverse outcomes and persistent opioid use, even when it is done within … visits or a new diagnosis of substance use disorder within 30 days, and 16.6 percent had persistent opioid
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/resources/6bb-guide-stage2-designandimplement.pdf
May 02, 2019 - • LtOT: Long-term opioid therapy, sometimes referred to as chronic opioid therapy (COT)
• CDC: Centers … HHSP233201500013I
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o Chronic pain appointment workflow
o Opioid refill workflow
o Opioid list … guideline-consistent opioid management. … of key measures for patients using long-term opioid therapy, it is important for
the opioid improvement … Some
patients using long-term opioid therapy have developed opioid use disorder.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/875.html
August 01, 2023 - Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access
Issue Number … Today's Headlines:
Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access … Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access
An AHRQ-funded study … Disparities were also found in the frequency of drug screenings to gauge misuse of opioid medications … found that compared with White patients, Black and Hispanic patients were less likely to receive any opioid
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research/behavioral-health/index.html
February 01, 2024 - It includes resources for the treatment of substance use disorders such as opioid use disorder (OUD) … Highlighted Resources
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Playbook: Practical guide … Opioid Use in Older Adults Compendium of Resources : This change package supports efforts by primary … care practices and healthcare systems to improve opioid medication management and prevent opioid misuse … and opioid use disorder in older adults in primary care.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/non-elderly-use-opioids.html
January 01, 2019 - Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015 to 2016
Non-Elderly Use of Opioids, 2015 to 2016 (PDF, 6.8 MB)
Source: Statistical Brief #515, Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Non-Elderly Adults in 2015-2016, by Socioeconomic Characteristics . Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. September 2018.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/659.html
April 01, 2019 - AHRQ Advances Efforts To Battle Opioid Epidemic
Issue Number
659
AHRQ … Today's Headlines:
AHRQ Advances Efforts To Battle Opioid Epidemic . … AHRQ Advances Efforts To Battle Opioid Epidemic
Two new AHRQ initiatives signal the agency’s ongoing … :
A new document designed to help reduce inappropriate opioid use and abuse— A Stakeholder-Driven … Action Plan for Improving Pain Management, Opioid Use, and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Through Patient-Centered
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/774.html
July 01, 2021 - Higher Opioid Doses Prescribed for White Patients than Black Patients
Issue Number
774
AHRQ … Today's Headlines:
Higher Opioid Doses Prescribed for White Patients than Black Patients . … Higher Opioid Doses Prescribed for White Patients than Black Patients
Black and White patients received … markedly different opioid doses within individual health systems, an AHRQ-funded study published in … While the annual rate of opioid prescription receipt among 600,000 Black and White Medicare patients