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Bree Collaborative Meeting May 20 th , 2015| Seattle Central Library Agenda Chair Report and March 18 th Meeting Minutes Implementation Discussion Current Topic Update : Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Bundled Payment Model Current


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Bree Collaborative Meeting

May 20th, 2015| Seattle Central Library

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Agenda

 Chair Report and March 18th Meeting Minutes  Implementation Discussion  Current Topic Update: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Bundled Payment Model  Current Topic Update: Prostate Cancer Screening Workgroup  New Topic Introduction: Oncology Care  Current Topic Update: Washington State Agency Medical Director’s Group Opiate Prescribing Guidelines  Membership Spotlight: MultiCare Health System  Implementation Update: Bree Implementation Team and The Plan for a Healthier Washington  Next Steps and Close

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March 18th Meeting Minutes

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Next Bree Collaborative Meeting Wednesday, July 22nd Cambia Grove 1800 9th Ave., Suite 250 Seattle, WA 98101

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Implementation Discussion

Ed Wagner, MD, MPH Group Health Research Institute Senior Investigator Director (Emeritus), MacColl Center

May 20th, 2015

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Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

BREE IMPLEMENTATION TEAM UPDATE

Dan Lessler, MD Chief Medical Officer, WA Health Care Authority Chair, Bree Implementation Team

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Year 1:

Design Work

Year 2:

Launch

Year 3:

Learning and Refinement

Year 4:

Evaluation

HEALTHIER WASHINGTON GRANT TIMELINE

February 1, 2015 – January 31, 2019

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 2014: Opportunity to develop and implement process to certify decision aids

  • Healthier Washington Initiative
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

 March 2015: Identify and test draft certification criteria, from IPDAS checklist  April 2015: Outline process for ongoing certification  May 2015: Engage stakeholders to provide input  Mid-2015: Finalize and begin certifying maternity decision aids  2016: Begin implementation of certified decision aids and begin certifying joint replacement/spine care aids

SHARED DECISION-MAKING

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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY BUNDLE AND WARRANTY

UPDATE

BREE COLLABORATIVE ACCOUNTABLE PAYMENT MODELS: CABG WARRANTY AND BUNDLED PAYMENT MODEL MAY 20TH, 2015

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DESIGN TEAM

Providers

1.

Bob Mecklenburg, MD, Virginia Mason, Co-Chair

2.

Drew Baldwin, MD, FACC, Virginia Mason (Cardiologist, COAP)

3.

Bob Herr, MD, US HealthWorks

4.

Vinay Malhotra, MD, Cardiac Study Center (Cardiologist, WSMA)

5.

Glenn Barnhart, MD, Swedish Medical Center (Cardiac Surgeon, WSHA)

6.

Gregory Eberhart, MD, FACC, CHI Franciscan Health (Cardiologist, WSHA)

7.

Jay Pal, MD, University of Washington, (Cardiac Surgeon, WSMA)

Purchasers

1.

Kerry Schaefer, King County, Co-Chair

2.

Marissa Brooks, SEIU Healthcare NW Benefits

3.

Greg Marchand/Theresa Helle, The Boeing Company

4.

Thomas Richards, Alaska Airlines

Health Plans

1.

Dan Kent, MD, Premera Blue Cross

2.

Gregg Shibata, Regence Blue Shield

Quality Organizations

1.

Susie Dade, Washington Health Alliance

2.

Jeff Hummel, MD, Qualis Health

3.

Shilpen Patel, MD, FACRO, COAP

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OVERVIEW

 WARRANTY: Aligning payment with safety  BUNDLED PAYMENT MODEL: Aligning payment with

quality

 PROCESS: Brings overall transparency to providers,

purchasers, and patients

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BUNDLE: FOUR COMPONENTS

EACH SEQUENTIAL COMPONENT IS REQUIRED

  • 1. Document disability despite non-surgical therapy
  • 2. Ensure fitness for surgery
  • 3. Provide all elements of high-quality surgery
  • 4. Facilitate rapid return to function

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CYCLE I: DISABILITY AN APPROPRIATENESS STANDARD

Document disability despite non-surgical therapy

1.

Document disability: Canadian Cardiovascular Society grade of angina pectoris, Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7, PROMIS-10

2.

Document myocardial ischemia with appropriate non- invasive stress testing: 2012 ACCF, et.al. Guidelines

3.

Begin risk factor modification unless need for urgent intervention: 2012 ACCF, et.al. Guidelines – e.g., cardiac diet, statins, blood pressure, smoking cessation

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Stratify prior to determining appropriate intervention: e.g., heart team/multi-disciplinary conference

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CYCLE II: FIT FOR SURGERY AN APPROPRIATENESS STANDARD

Physical preparation and patient engagement

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Document requirements related to patient safety

  • E.g., BMI <40, Hemoglobin A1c <8%, screen for untreated

depression 2.

Document patient engagement

  • E.g., shared decision-making, care partner

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Document optimal preparation for surgery

  • E.g., perform pre-operative history, relevant consultations,

collect patient-reported measures

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CYCLE III: CABG PROCEDURE

MEASURES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES

  • 1. General standards for a surgical team performing

surgery

  • E.g., hospital annual volume of 100-125 open heart procedures,

inpatient facility

  • 2. Elements of optimal surgical process
  • E.g., anesthesia management, L&I standards for opioids
  • 3. Participation in COAP

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CYCLE IV: RECOVERY

RAPID RETURN TO FUNCTION

Standard processes in place at facility where surgery performed

1.

Standard process for post-operative care

  • E.g., outpatient prescriptive exercise training, education, post-discharge

phone call

2.

Use standardized hospital discharge process aligned with Washington State Hospital Association toolkit

  • E.g., reconcile medications, plan of care

3.

Arrange home care

  • E.g., work with Care Partner

4.

Arrange for post-operative care

  • E.g., post-discharge summary to PCP

, cardiac rehab, follow-up appointments

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NEXT STEPS

  • 1. Quality Measures
  • Align with COAP
  • 2. Warranty

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PROPOSED ELEMENTS OF WARRANTY

Periods of accountability are complication-specific and apply to readmission to the hospital where surgery was performed.

7 days

a.

Acute myocardial infarction

b.

Pneumonia

c.

Sepsis/septicemia

30 days

a.

Death

b.

Pulmonary embolism

c.

Surgical site bleeding

d.

Wound infection 90 days

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Infection involving implant

b.

Mechanical complications related to surgical procedure

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Prostate Cancer Screening Workgroup Update

May 20th, 2015

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Members

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 Providers

 Rick Ludwig, MD (Chair), Accountable Care Organization, Providence Health & Services  Eric Wall, MD, MPH, UnitedHealthcare  Shawn West, MD, Edmonds Family Medicine  Bruce Montgomery, MD, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

 Urology

 John Gore, MD, MS, University of Washington Medicine  Jonathan Wright, MD, MS, FACS, University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

 Patient Advocates

 Steve Lovell, Patient and Family Advisory Council

 State Agencies

 Leah Hole-Marshall, JD, Department of Labor & Industries

 Insurers

 Matt Handley, MD, Group Health Cooperative

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Timeline

March

Introductions, defining scope and focus

April

Discussed the USPSTF PSA testing recommendations in detail with USPSTF Vice-Chairperson Dr. David Grossman

May

Reviewed other PSA testing guidelines and shared decision making

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Definition: The USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits.

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Prostate Cancer: Screening. May 2012. Available: www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Topic/recommendation-summary/prostate-cancer-screening

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Other Guidelines

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Shared Decision Making Invitation to screening Based on Life Expectancy

American Academy of Family Physicians No PSA testing for screening regardless of age American Cancer Society Yes 50 (average risk) 45 (high risk) 40 (higher risk) No screening if ≤10 years American College of Physicians Yes 50-69 No screening if ≤10-15 years American Society of Clinical Oncology Yes Screening if life expectancy exceeds 10 years American Urological Association Yes 55-69

(<55 individualized decision for higher risk men)

No screening if ≤10-15 years National Comprehensive Cancer Network Yes Baseline testing 45-50 Testing every 1-2 years thereafter depending on PSA ng/ml, Individualized >70 years No screening if ≤10 years

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Sources

 Kim EH, Andriole. Prostate-specific antigen-based screening: controversy and guidelines. BMC Medicine. 2015(13):61. Available: www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/s12916-015- 0296-5.pdf  American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP, USPSTF Issue Final Recommendation Against Routine PSA-based Screening for Prostate Cancer. May 22, 2012. Available: www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20120522psascreenrec.html  American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society recommendations for prostate cancer early detection. Medical Review October 17, 2014. Available: www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/moreinformation/prostatecancerearlydetection/pro state-cancer-early-detection-acs-recommendations.  Qaseem A, Barry MJ, Denberg TD, Owens DK, Shekelle P. Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Guidance Statement From the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of

  • Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(10):761-769. Available:

http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1676183  Nam RK, Oliver TK, Vickers AJ, Thompson I, Kantoff PW, Parnes HL, Loblaw A, Roth BJ, Williams J, Temin S, Basch E. Prostate-specific antigen test for prostate cancer screening: American Society of Clinical Oncology provisional clinical opinion. J Oncol Pract. 2012 Sep;8(5):315-7. Available: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439233/  Carter HB, Albertsen PC, Barry MJ, Etioni R, Freedland SJ, Greene KL, Holmberg L, Kantoff P, Konety BR, Murad MH, Penson DF, Zietman AL for the American Urological Association. Early Detection of Prostate Cancer: AUA Guideline. April 2013. Available: www.auanet.org/common/pdf/education/clinical-guidance/Prostate-Cancer-Detection.pdf.  National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Prostate Cancer Early Detection Version 1.2014. March 10, 2014. Available: www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/prostate_detection.pdf

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PSA Screening and Shared Decision Making in Practice

Results from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey  64.3% reported no past physician-patient discussion of advantages, disadvantages, or scientific uncertainty  27.8% reported discussion of 1 to 2 elements only (partial shared decision making)  8.0% reported discussion of all 3 elements (full shared decision making)  44.2% reported no PSA screening  27.8% reported low-intensity (less-than-annual) screening  25.1% reported high-intensity (nearly annual) screening

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Source: Han PK, Kobrin S, Breen N, Joseph DA, Li J, Frosch DL, Klabunde CN. National evidence on the use of shared decision making in prostate-specific antigen screening. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Jul-Aug;11(4):306-14.

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What have we learned?

The two major PSA testing trials, American/PLCO and European/ERSPC

 PLCO – no statistically significant difference in prostate cancer death between study arms, but contamination of usual care arm with PSA testing  ERSPC – statically significant reduction in prostate cancer deaths in screening arm, at 13 year follow-up number needed to screen reduced to 781 men, heterogeneity of multiple centers in multiple countries

Trend towards less aggressive therapies

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Source: Schröder FH, Hugosson J, Roobol MJ, Tammela TL, Zappa M, Nelen V, Kwiatkowski M, Lujan M, Määttänen L, Lilja H, Denis LJ, Recker F, Paez A, Bangma CH, Carlsson S, Puliti D, Villers A, Rebillard X, Hakama M, Stenman UH, Kujala P, Taari K, Aus G, Huber A, van der Kwast TH, van Schaik RH, de Koning HJ, Moss SM, Auvinen A; ERSPC Investigators. Screening and prostate cancer mortality: results of the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) at 13 years of follow-up. Lancet. 2014 Dec 6;384(9959):2027-35. Source:

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Where are we now?

 PSA testing for prostate cancer screening has both harms and some benefits  No screening if life expectancy ≤ 10 years  Shared decision making – aligned with state certification efforts – starting at age 50  Higher risk individuals (e.g., family history, African American, exposure to Agent Orange) shared decision making and screening earlier  Continued discussion: Active or passive invitation to screening

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New Topic Introduction:

Oncology Care Workgroup

May 20th, 2015

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Members

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 Chair: Christopher Kodama, MD, MBA, MultiCare Health System  Jennie Crews, MD, Medical Director, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center  Bruce Cutter, MD, Medical Oncology Associates  Patricia Dawson, MD, Swedish Breast Cancer Center  Mary McHale, American Cancer Society  Gary Lyman, MD, MPH, Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research  Rick McGee, MD, Washington State Medical Oncology Society  Hugh Straley, MD, Chair Bree Collaborative

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Aim

“To improve oncology care patient outcomes and reduce unnecessary costs in the State of Washington.”

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Purpose

To propose recommendations to the full Bree Collaborative on improving oncology care diagnostic imaging through:

  • 1. Identifying evidence-based best practices for use of PET,

CT, and/or bone scans for staging of low risk prostate cancer patients and early state breast cancer patients within two months of diagnosis.

  • 2. Recommending implementation strategies for widespread

adoption of evidence-based best practices.

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Charter

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Source: Choosing Wisely. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question. April 2012. Available: http://www.choosingwisely.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASCO-Choosing-Wisely-List.pdf

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Action Item: Approve Oncology Care Workgroup Charter and Roster

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2015 AMDG Opioid Guideline Update Bree Collaborative May 20th, 2015

Gary M. Franklin, MD, MPH Research Professor Departments of Environmental Health, Neurology, and Health Services University of Washington Medical Director Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

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Process for Update of AMDG Guideline

  • Members are invited and assigned to one of three

workgroups based on expertise

– Group 1 addressed opioid use during acute and sub-acute phase, clinically meaningful improvements & alternatives to

  • pioids

– Group 2 provided guidance on opioid use during perioperative phase – Group 3 focused on when to discontinue chronic opioid therapy & initiate addiction treatment

  • Drafts will be circulated to the full Committee for feedback

& approval – April 2015

  • Final draft will be published for public comments – May

2015

  • Conference on Evidence-Based Pain Care: Featuring a new
  • pioid guideline from the Washington State Agency

Medical Directors’ Group – June 2015

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AMDG Guideline Advisory Committee

Clinicians

  • David Beck – Grays Harbor Clinic
  • Randi Beck – Group Health Cooperative
  • Malcolm Butler – Columbia Valley Community Health
  • Phillip Capp – Swedish Medical Center Family Practice
  • Greg Carter – St. Lukes Rehabilitation
  • Dianna Chamblin – Everett Clinic
  • Pamela Davies – UW/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Supportive & Palliative Care

  • Dermot Fitzgibbon – UW/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
  • Andrew Friedman – Virginia Mason Medical Center
  • Debra Gordon – Harborview Anesthesiology & Pain

Medicine

  • Lucinda Grande – Pioneer Family Practice
  • Chris Howe – Valley Medical Center
  • Ray Hsiao – Seattle Children's Hospital/UW Department
  • f Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Gordon Irving – Swedish Pain and Headache Center
  • Joseph Merrill – UW/Harborview Medical Center
  • Patricia Read-Williams – UW Neighborhood Clinics
  • Richard Ries – UW/Harborview Medical Center Division
  • f Addictions
  • Andrew Saxon – VA Puget Sound Health Care

System/Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education (CESATE)/UW Addiction Psychiatry Residency Program

  • Michael Schatman – Foundation for Ethics in Pain Care
  • Mark Sullivan – UW Center for Pain Relief/Department
  • f Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • David Tauben – UW Center for Pain Relief/Division of

Pain Medicine

  • Greg Terman – UW Department of Anesthesiology
  • Stephen Thielke – Seattle VAMC Geriatric Research,

Education and Clinical Center

  • Michael Von Korff – Group Health Cooperative

Health Plans

  • Ken Hopper – Amerigroup, Washington
  • James Luciano & Thomas Paulson – Wellpoint

Companies

  • Mary Kay O’Neill – Coordinated Care/Bree

State Agencies

  • Stephen Hammond - DOC
  • Kathy Lofy - DOH
  • Gary Franklin, Lee Glass, Nicholas Reul & Hal Stockbridge
  • L&I
  • Dan Lessler & Charissa Fotinos - HCA

Boards and Commissions

  • Richard Brantner - MQAC
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Risk of Overdose Events

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

<20 mg/day 20-49 mg/day 50-99 mg/day >=100 mg/day

Risk Ratio Dose in mg MED

Dunn 2010 Bohnert 2011 Gomes 2011 Zedler 2014

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Opioid Dosing Policies Since 2007

  • 2007: WA AMDG recommended consultation at 120 mg/day MED
  • 2009: CDC recommended consultation at 120 mg/day MED
  • 2010: WA ESHB 2876 directed DOH Boards and Commissions to establish

dosing guidance and best practices

  • 2012: CT workers comp recommended a threshold at 90 mg/day MED
  • 2013: OH Medical Board recommended a threshold at 80 mg/day MED

http://www.med.ohio.gov/pdf/NEWS/Prescribing%20Opioids%20Guidli nes.pdf

  • American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

recommended a threshold at 50 mg/day MED

  • 2013: IN recommended a threshold at 60 mg/day MED

http://www.in.gov/pla/files/Emergency_Rules_Adopted_10.24.2013.pdf

  • 2014: CA Medical Board recommended a yellow flag at 80 mg/day MED

http://www.mbc.ca.gov/Licensees/Prescribing/Pain_Guidelines.pdf

  • 2014: CO Department of Regulatory Agencies recommended a threshold

at 120 mg/day MED http://1.usa.gov/1DNPaxT

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Dosing Threshold

  • Do NOT prescribe chronic opioid therapy (COT) if the

patient has any FDA or clinical contraindications (e.g. current substance use disorder)

  • Use great CAUTION at any dose if the patient has

certain risk factors (e.g. mental health disorder)

  • Avoid exceeding 50 mg/day MED for patients with

any risk factors if they are not already above this dose

  • Do NOT prescribe more than 120 mg/day MED

without first obtaining a pain management consult

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Clinically Meaningful Improvement

  • Clinically meaningful improvement is

improvement in pain and function of at least 30%

  • Assess and document function and pain using

validated tools at each visit where opioids are prescribed

  • Recommend use of quick and easy tools to track

function and pain

– PEG: Pain intensity, interference with Enjoyment of life, and interference with General activity – Graded Chronic Pain Scale: Pain intensity and pain interference

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Non-Pharmacologic Alternatives

  • Do NOT pursue diagnostic tests unless risk factors or

specific reasons are identified

  • Use interventions such as listening, providing

reassurance, and involving the patient in care

  • Recommend graded exercise, cognitive behavioral

therapy, mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), various forms of meditation and yoga or spinal manipulation in patients with back pain

  • Refer patient to a multidisciplinary rehabilitation

program if s/he has significant, persistent functional impairment due to complex chronic pain

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Pharmacologic Alternatives

  • Use acetaminophen, NSAIDs or combination for minor

to moderate pain

  • Consider antidepressants (TCAs/SNRIs) and

anticonvulsants for neuropathic pain, other centralized pain syndromes, or fibromyalgia

  • Avoid carisoprodol (SOMA) due to the risk of misuse

and abuse. Do NOT prescribe muscle relaxants beyond a few weeks as they offer little long-term benefit

  • Prescribe melatonin, TCAs, trazodone, or other non-

controlled substances if the patient requires pharmacologic treatment for insomnia

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Prescription Monitor Program (PMP)

  • Check the PMP with the first prescription to

ensure that the patient’s controlled substance history is consistent with report

  • Check the PMP if prescribing opioids during

the sub-acute phase

  • Check the PMP at a frequency based on the

patient’s risk category during chronic therapy to identify aberrant behavior such as multiple prescribers or early fills

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Opioid Use in the Acute

  • Do NOT prescribe opioids for non-specific low

back pain, headaches and fibromyalgia

  • Help the patient set reasonable expectations

about recovery

  • Reserve opioids for pain from severe injuries or

medical conditions, surgical procedures or when alternatives are ineffective. If prescribed, shortest duration and lowest necessary dose

  • Consider tapering off opioids by 6 weeks as acute

episode resolved or if CMIF hasn’t occurred

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Opioid Use in the Sub-acute

  • Do NOT prescribe opioids if use during acute

phase doesn’t lead to CMIF

  • Screen for depression, anxiety and opioid risk

using validated tools

  • Avoid prescribing new benzodiazepines and

sedative-hypnotics

  • Discontinue opioids if there is no CMIF, treatment

resulted in severe adverse outcome or patient has a current substance use disorder or a history

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Opioid Use During Perioperative

  • Develop a coordinated time-limited treatment plan for

managing postoperative pain, including responsible prescriber

  • Avoid escalating the opioid dose before surgery
  • Do NOT discharge patient with more than 2 weeks supply
  • f opioid. Continued opioid therapy will require

appropriate reevaluation by the surgeon

  • Taper off opioids added for surgery as surgical healing takes

place

– Major surgeries should be able to be tapered to preoperative doses or lower by 6 weeks – For some minor surgeries, it may be appropriate to discharge patients on acetaminophen, NSAIDs only or with a very limited supply of short-acting opioids (e.g. 2-3 days)

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Opioid Use in the Chronic

  • Prescribe COT only if the patient has sustained

CMIF, no contraindications and has failed the use

  • f non-opioid alternatives
  • Use extreme caution when prescribing COT in

high risk patients. For new starts, do not exceed 50 mg/day MED

  • Use best practices to ensure effective treatment

and minimize potential adverse outcomes

  • Avoid methadone unless the provider is

knowledgeable of the drug and is willing to perform additional monitoring

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When to Discontinue Opioids

  • Patient request
  • No CMIF as measured by validated instruments for at

least 3 months during COT

  • Risk from continued treatment outweighs benefit,

including decrease in function or concomitant medications

  • Severe adverse outcome or overdose event
  • Non-compliance with DOH’s pain management rules or

AMDG Guideline

  • Urine drug tests (UDT) results and/or patient-specific

PMP data are aberrant or unexpected

  • Drug-seeking, aberrant, or diversion behaviors
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How to Taper Opioids

  • Start with a taper of ≤10% per week. Rate depends on

concurrent treatments or modalities

– Consider a compulsory taper (2-3 weeks) if the patient does not agree to a voluntary taper or patient with substance use disorder refuse treatment referral

  • Prescribe clonidine for withdrawal symptoms such as

restlessness, sweating, or tremor

  • Use adjunctive therapy during taper or discontinuation

(e.g. counseling , psychopharmacological support, SIMP)

  • Do NOT reverse taper but it can be slowed. Taper

needs to be unidirectional

  • Refer patients with opioid use disorder to treatment
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When to Access Addiction Treatment

  • Assess for opioid use disorder or refer for an

assessment if a patient demonstrates aberrant behavior

  • Refer patient to an addiction disorder specialist. If

that cannot be done, consult directly with a specialist to identify a treatment plan

– Combination of medication and behavioral therapies has been found to be most successful – Medication assisted treatment with either buprenorphine (office-based) or methadone (federally licensed opioid treatment program)

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Opioid Use in Special Populations

  • Cancer survivors – Model pain treatments after chronic

non-cancer pain strategies, rather than palliative therapies

  • During pregnancy and neonatal abstinence syndrome –

Counsel women on COT to assess potential risk of teratogenicity

  • Children and adolescents – Avoid opioids in the vast

majority of chronic non-malignant pain problems in children and adolescents

  • Older adults - Initiate opioid therapy at a 25% to 50%

lower dose than that recommended for younger adults

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For electronic copies of this presentation, please e-mail Laura Black ljl2@uw.edu For questions or feedback, please e-mail Gary Franklin meddir@u.washington.edu

THANK YOU!

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Next Bree Collaborative Meeting Wednesday, July 22nd Cambia Grove 1800 9th Ave., Suite 250 Seattle, WA 98101

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