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Navigating Opioid Use Disorder in Long-Term Care Facilities: Treatment, Screening, & Education (Part 1)

May 16, 2024 Quality Insights
Navigating Opioid Use Disorder in Long-Term Care Facilities: Treatment, Screening, & Education (Part 1)
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Quality Insights Podcast
Navigating Opioid Use Disorder in Long-Term Care Facilities: Treatment, Screening, & Education (Part 1)
May 16, 2024
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In this week's episode, we discuss how to screen and treat residents with opioid use disorder (OUD) in nursing homes, as well as education related to OUD. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 1 will review the following:

  • Define opioid use disorder and explain the prevalence of the disorder in the older adult population
  • Explain the risk factors for opioid use disorder and describe ways to reduce these risks
  • Describe the various screening tools for opioid use disorder

We’re joined by Quality Insights Medical Director Jean Storm, DO, CMD, CHCQM.

 Check out our other interviews by visiting https://www.qualityinsights.org/ qin/multimedia 

 This material was prepared by Quality Insights, a Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organization under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. Publication number 12SOW-QI-GEN-051624-CC-A

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In this week's episode, we discuss how to screen and treat residents with opioid use disorder (OUD) in nursing homes, as well as education related to OUD. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 1 will review the following:

  • Define opioid use disorder and explain the prevalence of the disorder in the older adult population
  • Explain the risk factors for opioid use disorder and describe ways to reduce these risks
  • Describe the various screening tools for opioid use disorder

We’re joined by Quality Insights Medical Director Jean Storm, DO, CMD, CHCQM.

 Check out our other interviews by visiting https://www.qualityinsights.org/ qin/multimedia 

 This material was prepared by Quality Insights, a Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organization under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. Publication number 12SOW-QI-GEN-051624-CC-A