7 strategies to achieve safe opioid prescribing

Monday, February 29, 2016 03:16 PM

CMS strongly supports Governor John Hickenlooper’s efforts to reverse the escalating trend of opioid abuse and misuse and its often-tragic consequences in Colorado. The CMS platform on preventing prescription drug abuse guides our active participation in the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention. Through collaboration with the Consortium, CMS is working to assure access to compassionate, evidence-based care for patients who suffer from acute and chronic pain while reducing the potential for medically inappropriate use and diversion of prescribed medications.

See “7 Strategies to Achieve Safe Opioid Prescribing” on CMS.org.