Post Tagged with: "opioid prescribing"
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Review the 2019 Medicare Part D Opioid Policies
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently shared “A Prescriber’s Guide to the New Medicare Part D Opioid Overutilization Policies for 2019.” Be ready for 2019. Review the […]
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Invitation to Participate in Research on Opioid Prescribing
The Health Innovation Lab at the University of Texas at Austin’s Dell Medical School is recruiting clinicians with prescribing privileges to participate in a brief research survey to increase understanding of clinical […]
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Partnership to Train Med Students On Opioid Prescribing
Thanks to a new federal grant from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, the Governor’s Institute and four North Carolina medical schools are teaming up to improve the way […]
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Congress Agrees On Legislation To Address Opioid Epidemic
Last week, the United State House passed H.R. 6, the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act,” by a vote of 393 to 8, and the Senate followed suit, passing H.R. […]
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NC Payers Council Offers 5-Point Plan to Address Opioid Epidemic
The North Carolina Payers Council, a group of public and private health care payers formed as part of Governor Roy Cooper’s 2017 North Carolina Opioid Action Plan to identify, align […]
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NCMSF’s Project OBOT Is Underway
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation’s Project OBOT hosted several Medication Assisted Treatment waiver sessions at the NCMS Center for Leadership in Medicine in Raleigh last week. The morning […]
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Learn About Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) At These Upcoming Training Sessions
Opioid addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that affects millions of Americans and produces a tremendous burden on the health care system. In 2002, U.S. physicians gained the opportunity […]
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NCMS Foundation Launches Project OBOT
The North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of Project OBOT or Office-Based Opioid Treatment. The goal of this new partnership is to establish research-based […]
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Results of Latest NCMS Snapshot Survey On Opioid Prescribing
Thank you to everyone who responded to this month’s North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Snapshot survey on opioid prescribing. The results of our Snapshot surveys offer NCMS leadership further insight […]
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New Rules for Opioid Prescribing in Workers’ Compensation Expected May 1
New rules governing the prescribing of opioids for workers’ compensation patients were adopted by the North Carolina Industrial Commission last month and are pending review by the Rules Review Commission. […]
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