Opioids
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015-2018, according to a report released by the Society of Actuaries.
The AHA today urged the Drug Enforcement Administration to explicitly consider drug shortages when setting and adjusting aggregate production quotas, citing concern that the agency’s proposal to reduce 2020 production quotas for five opioid controlled substances would exacerbate shortages of…
The AHA appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposed notice on aggregate production quotas for schedule I and II controlled substances.
The Department of Health and Human Services today released a guide to help clinicians who are contemplating or initiating a reduction in opioid dosage or discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain.
Properly diagnosing and treating mental health disorders through an effective integrated team approach is vital to achieving population health. In 2000, Intermountain created a Mental Health Integration (MHI) program that made mental health evaluation and services part of routine primary care.
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The AHA's Section for Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Services and AHA’s Physician Alliance on September 24, 2019 held a webinar on Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in the Outpatient and Emergency Settings.
The AHA supports a number of proposed policy changes that ensure access to care, support public health efforts, improve quality and promote regulatory relief. Specifically, we strongly support CMS’s proposed reversal of its previously finalized policies for evaluation and management payments.
The Drug Enforcement Administration this week proposed reducing aggregate production quotas for five opioid controlled substances in 2020.
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced more than $1.8 billion in funding to states to combat the opioid crisis by expanding access to treatment and supporting near real-time data.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Aug. 22 issued a proposed rule to amend sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that dictate restrictions on how federally assisted alcohol or drug abuse programs may use and share patient information.