Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors’ recent call for a comprehensive effort to increase and improve physician, caregiver and patient education on opioids, tracking of opioid prescription use, research funding for alternative pain management, and support for more effective opioid abuse treatment programs.
The new AAOS Information Statement on Opioid Use, Misuse and Abuse in Orthopaedic Practice includes recommendations like standardized opioid prescription protocols/policies, predictive use misuse/abuse tools, improved care coordination and opioid tracking, and working to change cultural impressions around opioid use.
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