CMS Online Drug Mapping Tool Details Opioid Prescribing Patterns

Healthcare Informatics: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently unveiled an interactive online mapping tool which shows geographic comparisons at the state, county and ZIP code levels of de-identified Medicare Part D opioid prescription claims data. The mapping tool allows healthcare providers, and the public, to search 2013 Medicare Part D prescription drug claims to better understand their community’s Medicare opioid prescription rate.

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