Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Opioid Use Disorder Patient Tracking
Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Opioid Use Disorder Patient Tracking
15 PagesHeart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Opioid Use Disorder Patient Tracking DAVIES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE2 OPIOID USE DISORDER PATIENT TRACKING HIMSS | CASE STUDY Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute Opioid Use Disorder Patient Tracking Executive Summary In 2020, during the COVID epidemic, drug overdose deaths rose to almost 92,000, a new high according to data released by the CDC. The misuse of and addiction to opioids— including prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—remains a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The CDC estimates that the total economic burden of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost
