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A critical content analysis of media reporting on opioids: The social ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
A critical content analysis of media reporting on opioids: The social ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
What fuels public policy? Rhetoric.
It sure as hell isn't data - cause there isn't any.
It sure as hell isn't data - cause there isn't any.
Why isn't there any data on chronic pain issues? Put simply, we've built NO SYSTEM METRICS to collect this important data or to inform the policy making aspects of this system.
CMS introduces meaningful measures program which, if you look deeply still has significant issues of application to some patient groups and meaning. Progress but not enough.
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I encourage you to enter this web link and become familiar with how your access to care is being measured and paid for by the federal govt. cmit.cms.gov/CMIT_public/Li…
