Medical care
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Medicaid members are predisposed to unintentional prescription opioid overdose. However, little is known about their individual risk factors. ⋯ Several comorbidities indicative of opioid use disorder and greater exposure to opioids and concomitant benzodiazepines were associated with unintentional prescription opioid overdose fatalities. Prescribers and state agencies should be aware of these addressable patient-level factors among the Medicaid population. Targeting these factors with appropriate policy interventions and education may prevent future deaths.
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Care transitions programs have been shown to reduce hospital readmissions. ⋯ The MCCT significantly reduces preventable readmissions, suggesting that access to multidisciplinary care can reduce readmissions and improve outcomes for high-risk elders.