Diagnosing and predicting opioid use disorder

Critical Point

English - December 19, 2018 03:00 - 19 minutes - 8.97 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
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Host Rebecca Driskill sits down with Milliman’s Stoddard Davenport and Joseph Boschert to discuss their latest research on opioid use in the United States. The conversation includes a discussion about why professionals in the field prefer the term opioid use disorder (OUD) instead of opioid addiction, and touches on the potential for OUD underdiagnoses, how advanced analytics can help predict the risk a patient may develop OUD, and how to keep discussions around this weighty topic patient-centered.
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