CMS criteria do not accurately identify patients at risk for opioid use disorder, overdose

https://www.healio.com/family-medicine/pain-management/news/online/%7b279c0f20-e628-412b-b1a1-42864319b3c3%7d/cms-criteria-do-not-accurately-identify-patients-at-risk-for-opioid-use-disorder-overdose The CMS opioid overutilization criteria may not accurately identify patients at risk for opioid use disorder or overdose, according to a research letter published in JAMA. “Based on the CMS opioid overutilization criteria, the majority of the Medicare Part D patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder or overdose were not identified as ‘opioid overutilizers,’ […]

If you – the pt – only knew what you can’t see at the pharmacy counter !

IMO – this company was the “poster child” for a bad opiate promotion