Prescription quantity and duration predict progression from acute to chronic opioid use in opioid-naïve Medicaid patients

Opiates used for acute pain are an established risk factor for chronic opioid use (COU). Patient characteristics contribute to progression from acute opioid use to COU, but most are not clinically modifiable. To develop and validate machine-learning algorithms that use claims data to predict progres...

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Main Authors: Drake G. Johnson, Vy Thuy Ho, Jennifer M. Hah, Keith Humphreys, Ian Carroll, Catherine Curtin, Steven M. Asch, Tina Hernandez-Boussard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLOS Digital Health
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9534483/?tool=EBI