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Development And Evaluation Of An Opioid Monitoring Clinic, Richard Luna Talusan
Development And Evaluation Of An Opioid Monitoring Clinic, Richard Luna Talusan
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An APRN-led Opioid Monitoring Clinic was developed and implemented in the primary care setting of Las Vegas' Department of Veterans Affairs in July 2013 to assist primary care providers (PCP) in the management of high risk patients on chronic opioid
therapy for chronic noncancer pain. The clinic assisted in monitoring patients for abuse and misuse of opioids and referred patients for treatment when abuse and misuse were discovered. A study to evaluate the OMC was undertaken from November 22, 2013
through February 23, 2014 to assess the effectiveness of the OMC in meeting its objectives. A total of 61 patients …