Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features Modern Medical’s recent announcement of the release of Opioid Defense Manager (ODM), a managed care program aimed at stopping rising opioid abuse in the workers’ compensation industry.
The program was initially launched in a test capacity in November 2012, and according to Modern Medical the nationwide rollout comes on the heels of successful initial results, including an 80% response rate to interventions, leading to patients and their employers experiencing a 23% drop in opioid use. Additionally 12% of physicians have already begun to wean patients off of opioid therapy.
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