WorkCompWire: Ron Skrocki: Medication Management: A Growing Problem Requiring a Collaborative Effort

Among the many concerns in workers’ compensation, medication safety remains high on the list. While the industry has experienced some success through better pharmacy utilization and pain management alternatives, opioid abuse is still present in up to 41 percent of patients receiving chronic pain treatment. For those whose regimen lasts 90 days or longer, odds of chronic work loss are 11–14 times greater than those not taking opioids.

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