The increasing number of opioid overdose deaths over the last decade has resulted in a public health response centered around thoughtful opioid prescribing practices and careful consideration of risk versus benefit when initiating opioids for pain treatment. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidelines around prescribing opioids for chronic pain, …
For health plans and providers, managing patients on opioids requires a delicate balance between the patient’s pain management needs and the risk of opioid misuse. We asked our clinical experts to highlight their biggest challenges to improving care for patients on opioids, and their answers reflect the changing pain management and addiction landscape. 1. Lack …
By Holly Little, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, and Bethany Bedford, PharmD, BCACP, CPE, Principal, Clinical Advisor New Markets and Programs Constructed for the busy clinician, the PAINWeekEnd Regional Conference Series is a precursor to the renowned PAINWeek conference and brings certified medical education to healthcare professionals in all disciplines with an interest in pain management. …
Roughly 40% of patients in need of knee, hip or shoulder joint replacement are prescribed opioids prior to surgery. However, preoperative opioid use is associated with worse patient outcomes, higher health plan costs, higher opioid use during the surgical hospital stay, and a lower likelihood of discontinuing opioids after surgery. In our most recent study …
Higher Opioid Dose = Higher Surgical Spend & Worse Patient Outcomes Read More »
“We want to make sure that as we deal with the opioid crisis, we keep in mind those Americans who are hurting.” This statement was made by Senate Health Committee Chairman Senator Lamar Alexander during this week’s Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee Hearing amidst increasing public discussion of the impact of the opioid …
By Lindsey Morris, Ph.D., Director of Data Science and Analytics Sin City beckons tens of thousands of technology leaders from around the world to Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) re:Invent, a quintessential, annual technology conference where AWS reveals it’s cutting-edge technology offerings for the coming year. The advancements are always presented during keynote addresses in a minimalistic yet …
axial takeaway: The Importance of Knowing Your Data Read More »
At axialHealthcare, our pain and opioid care solutions are based in and continually updated with the latest peer-reviewed evidence. In order to maintain the highest standards for our products, and the patient care they support, our experts sort through thousands of publications each year. Adding more than 100 publications to our compendium this year, we’ve …
2018 in Review: Impactful Literature on Pain & Opioids Read More »
By Louis J Czaja, PharmD, BCGP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist As America’s opioid epidemic continues to escalate, the discussion surrounding legalizing medical marijuana has been widely considered as a means to combat it. Currently, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, with 40 million people 12 years of age or older reporting …
We’re thrilled to announce that axialHealthcare was named the Healthcare Market Mover in the 2018 NEXT Awards, presented by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Built on the belief that big ideas and the innovators behind them deserve to be celebrated, the NEXT Awards recognize Nashville’s top rebels, visionaries, entrepreneurs, and businesses. This is a very exciting …
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For the past 18 months, the Trump Administration and Congress have been working feverishly to continue the fight against the nation’s opioid epidemic, and the House has spent the last several weeks discussing more than 50 bills, all of which focus on advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, protecting communities, and bolstering efforts to …
Recent Opioid Legislation: What it means for payers Read More »
