Keep Your ION the Ball

Aug
24

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I’m linking to a clinical journal published by RxInformer (a Healthesystems publication) titled “Opioid Exit Plan B.” While this white paper doesn’t purport to be a scientific research study, I think you will find it to be an easy and provocative read.

The main takeaways of interest to workers’ comp stakeholders concern opioid misuse and abuse, including the following:

  • A claim is 30% less likely to close within 90 days if an opioid is prescribed in the first 4 weeks;
  • National Safety Council surveys conclude 80% of employers report some type of opioid ­related issue in the workplace;
  • 9 of 10 patients who experience non­fatal overdoses continue to receive opioids.

At OMCA, we apply the IONs to this crisis:
 

  • Education;
  • Prevention;
  • Intervention;
  • Remediation;
  • Addiction (treatment).

Like most solutions, IONs involve the fundamentals of blocking and tackling, and hard work day in and day out.

Call us. We can do better.

William Faris, JD
Chief Executive Officer
502-495-5040
william.faris@omca.biz
www.omca.biz

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