Performance of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Opioid Overutilization Criteria for Classifying Opioid Use Disorder or Overdose

This study characterizes the accuracy of CMS’ Overutilization Monitoring System for correctly identifying prescription opioid users at risk of opioid use disorder (OUD) or overdose between 2011 and 2014.

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 321; no. 6; pp. 609 - 611
Main Authors Wei, Yu-Jung Jenny, Chen, Cheng, Sarayani, Amir, Winterstein, Almut G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 12.02.2019
Subjects
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S
Drug Overdose - classification
Drug Overdose - epidemiology
Humans
Illicit Drugs
Letter
Letters
Medicare
Opioid-Related Disorders - classification
Opioid-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Prescription Drug Overuse - classification
Prescription Drug Overuse - statistics & numerical data
Research Letter
Sensitivity and Specificity
Substance Abuse Detection
United States - epidemiology
United States
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Summary:This study characterizes the accuracy of CMS’ Overutilization Monitoring System for correctly identifying prescription opioid users at risk of opioid use disorder (OUD) or overdose between 2011 and 2014.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2018.20404