Inside Medicare's New Payment System - The American Medical Association Opioid Task Force: Support for Evidence-Based Care for Substance Use Disorders

The American Medical Association Opioid Task Force: Support for Evidence-Based Care for Substance Use Disorders

03/17/20 • 0 min

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Guest: Patrice Harris, MD
Guest: Frank Dowling, MD
Guest: Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD
Guest: Sharon Levy, MD, MPH
Guest: John Renner, MD

As the nation’s opioid epidemic has now become a deadlier drug overdose epidemic, the AMA Opioid Task Force urges individualized and evidence-based patient care for those with a substance use disorder. Offering their unique perspectives on how to help patients, physician members of the AMA Opioid Task Force shared their perspectives on helping patients with a substance use disorder. Drs. Patrice Harris, Frank Dowling, Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, Sharon Levy, and John Renner.

Guest: Patrice Harris, MD
Guest: Frank Dowling, MD
Guest: Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD
Guest: Sharon Levy, MD, MPH
Guest: John Renner, MD

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