CDC Just Changed Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. Here’s What to Know

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC Just Changed Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. Here’s What to Know https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/opioids/101559 Guidance covers acute, subacute, and chronic pain and replaces 2016 guidelines Hard thresholds for pain medication doses and duration are no longer promoted through the CDC’s new Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain. The new guidance — which covers acute, subacute, […]

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With inflation running 8% – CMS going to CUT physician reimbursement by 4.48%

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

CMS releases final payment rules for 2023: 15 takeaways https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cms-releases-final-payment-rules-for-2023-15-things-to-know.html CMS has published its annual payment updates for physicians, the Medicare shared savings program and outpatient and home health services for 2023.  Here are 15 takeaways from the final rules, published Oct. 31 and Nov. 1:  Physician Fee Schedule rule 1. The conversion factor used […]

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