“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has expanded its opioid mapping tool “with interactive features.”
The federal agency is making the move to enable healthcare professionals to better assess the impact of the crisis at the state and local level…”
“However, for the first time, the tool includes data for opioid prescribing in the Medicaid program, according to CMS. In addition, users are now able to make geographic comparisons of Medicare Part D opioid prescribing rates over time for urban and rural communities…” Read the full article here.
Source: CMS updates opioid prescribing mapping tool with granular data – By Greg Slabodkin, February 25, 2019. HealthData Management.
