The STOP Measure. Safe and Transparent Opioid Prescribing to Promote Patient Safety and Reduced Risk of Opioid Misuse.

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The STOP Measure. Safe and Transparent Opioid Prescribing to Promote Patient Safety and Reduced Risk of Opioid Misuse.

July 1, 2019

Washington, DC: America's Health Insurance Plans; 2019.

Guidelines provide practitioners with evidence-based solutions. This report outlines use of a measure to assess adherence to six of the recommendations in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline for opioid prescribing in primary care.

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