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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/about/initiatives/opioid/grantees/colorado
February 01, 2023 - BHI Ecosystem 
 
 
 
 
   
 Products 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 Playbooks 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 Medications for Opioid … Initiative 
 
 
 
 
   
 Older Adult Opioid Initiative 
 
 
 
 
   
 Other HHS Initiatives … Increasing Capacity for Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care Practices. … Does a Rural Community‐Based Intervention Improve Knowledge and Attitudes of Opioid Use Disorder and … Grantees 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Opioid Initiative 
 
 Expand  Opioid Initiative menu.
                                     
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/about/initiatives/opioid/grantees/oklahoma
April 01, 2023 - BHI Ecosystem 
 
 
 
 
   
 Products 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 Playbooks 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 Medications for Opioid … AHRQ Initiatives 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use 
 
 
 
 
   
 Opioid … Initiative 
 
 
 
 
   
 Older Adult Opioid Initiative 
 
 
 
 
   
 Other HHS Initiatives … This is perhaps reflective of the impact of years of high opioid pain prescribing in the State so severe … Grantees 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Opioid Initiative 
 
 Expand  Opioid Initiative menu.
                                     
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-reasons-decreased-primary-care-access-individuals-prescribed-opioids-audit-study
November 17, 2021 - Inappropriate prescribing of  opioids  is a major contributor to the ongoing opioid epidemic. … This study involved simulated patients with chronic opioid use who called  primary care  clinics in need … April 24, 2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 New persistent opioid use after minor and major surgical procedures in … August 16, 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing … opioid use after surgery among adolescents and young adults.
                                     
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/prevention-of-opioid-user-disorder-ehc-tech-brief.pdf
May 14, 2021 - Past-Year Percentage of Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder, by Type of Opioid 
Used and Age, 2018 … opioid use. … Past-Year Percentage of Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder, by Type of Opioid Used 
and Age, 2018 … storage 
and 
disposal 
Opioid 
misuse 
Opioid 
use  Pain 
Opioid-
related 
knowledge 
Safe 
disposal … Background
	Purpose
	Definitions
	Prevalence of Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder
	Opioid-Related
                                     
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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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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/Table_of_Opioid_and_Pain_Management_Tools_and_Resources.pdf
January 01, 2021 - for Management of Opioid 
Use and Misuse in Older Adults in Primary Care Practices:  
Opioid and Pain … use, misuse and opioid use disorder (OUD) in order to reduce 
opioid related morbidity and mortality … Content includes types 
and duration of pain; 
how to initiate opioid 
therapy, and non-opioid 
pain … • Opioid Risk Tool and the Screener and Opioid 
Assessment for Patients with Pain-Revised 
(SOAPP-R … Predicting aberrant behaviors in opioid-treated patients: Preliminary validation of the opioid risk tool
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-3.xlsx
January 01, 2021 - Table E-1. RCT QA
	Table E-1. RCT quality assessment 
	Author, Year	Randomization Adequate? 	Allocation Concealment Adequate?	Groups Similar at Baseline?	Outcome Assessors Masked?	Care Provider Masked?	Patient Masked?	Intention-To-Treat (ITT) Analysis	Acceptable Levels of Overall Attrition and Between-Group Differences… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-2.xlsx
January 01, 2021 - Table E-1. RCT QA
	Table E-1. RCT quality assessment 
	Author,
Year	Randomization Adequate? 	Allocation Concealment Adequate?	Groups Similar at Baseline?	Outcome Assessors Masked?	Care Provider Masked?	Patient Masked?	Intention-To-Treat (ITT) Analysis	Acceptable Levels of Overall Attrition and Between-Group Differences… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/app-e-opioid-chronic-pain-surveill-report-1.xlsx
January 01, 2021 - Table E-1. RCT QA
	Table E-1. RCT quality assessment 
	Author,
Year	Randomization Adequate? 	Allocation Concealment Adequate?	Groups Similar at Baseline?	Outcome Assessors Masked?	Care Provider Masked?	Patient Masked?	Intention-to-Treat (ITT) Analysis	Acceptable Levels of Overall Attrition and Between-Group Differences… 
                                     
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-can-change-opioid-prescribing-habits-progress-comes-small-doses
July 10, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress … Citation Text: 
 Doctors can change opioid prescribing habits, but progress comes in small doses. … exposure on opioid prescribing and patient pain in opioid-naive patients undergoing elective surgery … August 25, 2021 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Classification of opioid dependence, abuse, or overdose in opioid-naive … September 4, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Surgeons' opioid-prescribing habits are hard to kick.
                                     
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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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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-2.pdf
April 01, 2022 - /  
10. opioid*.ti,ab,kw.  
11. … strategy [3a], short-acting opioid [3b], long-acting 
opioid [3c], short plus long-acting opioid [3d … , long-acting opioid 
[3b], alternative long-acting opioid [3c], long-acting 
opioid alone [3d], as-needed … opioid therapy. … Trajectories of Opioid Use Following First 
Opioid Prescription in Opioid-Naive Youths 
and Young Adults
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioids-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-1-final.pdf
April 01, 2022 - opioid therapy. … strategy [3a], short-acting opioid [3b], long-acting 
opioid [3c], short plus long-acting opioid [3d … , long-acting opioid 
[3b], alternative long-acting opioid [3c], long-acting 
opioid alone [3d], as-needed … opioid therapy. … Trajectories of Opioid Use Following First 
Opioid Prescription in Opioid-Naive Youths 
and Young Adults
                                     
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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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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/opioid-chronic-pain-surveillance-report-3.pdf
June 01, 2022 - The observational 
study compared involuntary opioid reduction, voluntary opioid reduction, and no opioid … strategy [3a], short-acting opioid [3b], long-acting 
opioid [3c], short plus long-acting opioid [3d … , long-acting opioid 
[3b], alternative long-acting opioid [3c], long-acting 
opioid alone [3d], as-needed … opioid abuse. … Trajectories of Opioid Use Following First 
Opioid Prescription in Opioid-Naive Youths 
and Young Adults
                                     
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-prescribing-opioids-patients-increased-risk-overdose-benzodiazepine-use-united
September 27, 2016 - April 12, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Medication for opioid use disorder after nonfatal opioid overdose and … requiring prior opioid tolerance. … June 19, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Association of household opioid availability and prescription opioid initiation … April 12, 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Medication for opioid use disorder after nonfatal opioid overdose and … August 15, 2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Outpatient opioid prescriptions for children and opioid-related adverse
                                     
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cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/recommendation-7-opioid-therapy-risk-assessment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-national-trends-pediatric-deaths-prescription-and-illicit-opioids-1999-2016
January 23, 2017 - Despite widespread efforts to curb  opioid prescribing ,  opioid misuse  remains a patient safety crisis … During this period, opioid-related  mortality  increased significantly, with an overall rate of nearly … October 27, 2021 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Opioid prescribing to US children and young adults in 2019. … opioid poisoning. … with mortality from opioid-related overdoses.