Tag - Opioid

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Provider Alert! CME Reminder: Opioid use disorder in Pregnancy- Screening, Intervention and Referral

Date: October 3, 2023 Attention: All Providers Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to remind providers that our current CME course, Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy – Screening, Intervention and Referral learning opportunity is still available and you have time to obtain credit for the 2023 year. Take advantage to learn screening brief intervention and referral (SBIRT) skills and review Eat Sleep Console (ESC) method to reduce the negative impact of Prenatal Opioid Use Disorders on women, children...

Provider Alert! CME event is coming up. Register Today!

Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy: Screening, Intervention and Referral Learn screening brief intervention and referral (SBIRT) skills and review Eat Sleep Console (ESC) method to reduce the negative impact of Prenatal Opioid Use Disorders on women, children and families. This is a free, online CME course for contracted providers of the health plan provided by Texas Children’s Hospital. Thursday, August 19, 2021 – 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Live stream via WebEx   CME Objectives: Review morbidity and mortality data related to opioid use...

Provider Alert! Texas Children’s Health Plan to host special live CME event

Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy: Screening, Intervention and Referral Learn screening brief intervention and referral (SBIRT) skills and review Eat Sleep Console (ESC) method to reduce the negative impact of Prenatal Opioid Use Disorders on women, children and families. This is a free, online CME course for contracted providers of the health plan provided by Texas Children’s Hospital. Thursday, August 19, 2021 – 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Live stream via WebEx   CME Objectives: Review morbidity and mortality data related to opioid use...

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Provider Alert! Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing in Children and Adolescents After Surgery

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 17.3% of those who abuse prescription painkillers are prescribed medication from a physician. Management of post-surgical pain is one of the most common reasons that young adults are prescribed opioids rather than over-the-counter pain medications. The American Pediatric Surgical Association assembled an expert panel of health care professionals caring for children who require surgery; reviewed literature regarding opioid use and risks unique to pediatric populations and developed a broad framework for evidence-based framework...

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Provider Alert! Uniform Opioid Policy Begins September 1

Attention: All Providers Effective Date: September 1, 2020 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event.  Call to action: Effective September 1, 2020, the Vendor Drug Program (VDP) will implement a uniform opioid policy to encourage appropriate use and reduce opioid over-prescribing. The opioid policy does not apply to chronic pain, pain...