http://www.amcp.org/uploadedFiles/Production_Menu/Policy_Issues_and_Advocacy/Letters,_Statements_and_Analysis_-_docs/2013/CMS_OMS_July2013_Letterhead_Final.pdf From the article… Quarterly reports will include information on beneficiaries at risk for opioid or acetaminophen overutilization based on the following 3 outlier categories: Beneficiaries engaged in doctor and pharmacy shopping for opioids: patients without a cancer diagnosis or receiving hospice care whose daily morphine equivalent dose (MED) exceeds 120 mg for at least […]
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