Prescription Opioids: Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to Reduce the Risk of Harm

U.S. Government Accountability Office. 10/2017 This 35-page report describes what is known about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ' s oversight of Medicare Part D opioid use and prescribing. It examines CMS oversight of beneficiaries who receive opioid prescriptions under Part D, and CMS oversight of providers who prescribe opioids to Medicare Part D beneficiaries. It recommends that CMS gather information on the full number of at-risk beneficiaries receiving high doses of opioids, and identify providers who prescribe high amounts of opioids. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - November 7, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news