The role of care coordinators and technology in addressing the opioid crisis

As physician practices transition to value-based care and incorporate population health management (PHM) solutions into their day-to-day workflows, there are opportunities to close the communication gaps that can lead to opioid abuse. By aggregating and analyzing data across the care continuum, healthcare organizations can proactively recognize patients with conditions that put them at risk for abuse (e.g., cancer, COPD, and muscular skeletal disorders), flag specialists that are overprescribing, and note which pharmacies are dispensing the most opioid prescriptions.

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