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RX RX RX RX THE OPIOID USE THE HEALTHCARE FRAUD PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP’S (HFPP) OPIOIDS WHITE PAPER AND START MAKING A DIFFERENCE. NEARLY 2 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USE DISORDER * Opioid fraud, waste, and abuse endangers lives, causes untold suffering and costs the healthcare system billions each year. The Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership’s Commitment to the Management of Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder WHITE PAPER HEALTHCARE PAYER STRATEGIES TO GET YOUR FREE COPY, AND SHARE THIS LINK WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES. go.cms.gov/ hfppOpioidPaper START WITH THESE HFPP OPIOIDS WHITE PAPER ACTION STEPS Train health care providers on the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Promote access to and usage of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) Promote the availability of Naloxone Use data to identify fraudulent, wasteful, or abusive practices associated with opioids and take corrective actions Identify and share best practices across the healthcare sector HOW THE HFPP IS HELPING FIGHT THE OPIOID CRISIS: Sharing resources, policies, and practices that connect patients to care that is best suited to their needs and achieves optimal outcomes, ultimately reducing opportunities for fraud, waste, and abuse related to opioids. Identifying and mitigating potentially fraudulent, abusive, or wasteful activities related to opioids. Engaging in innovative studies and information sharing techniques within the HFPP to identify and share effective opioid misuse and opioid use disorder mitigation strategies. healthcare fraud prevention THE HFPP partnership FEDERAL PARTNERS PRIVATE PAYERS STATE PARTNERS ASSOCIATIONS TO FIGHT HEALTHCARE FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE The HFPP is a voluntary, public-private partnership between the federal government, state agencies, law enforcement, private health insurance plans, employer organizations, and healthcare anti-fraud associations to identify and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse across the healthcare sector. * https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/Partnerships/Downloads/CMS-Opioid-Misuse-Strategy-2016.pdf Contact us at: https://hfpp.cms.gov • [email protected]
