QI and Care Coordination

CDC Quality Improvement and Care Coordination: Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

The CDC aims to save lives and prevent opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and overdose by equipping providers with the knowledge, tools, and guidance they need. With these goals in mind, CDC developed the Quality Improvement and Care Coordination: Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain resource, which is intended to help healthcare systems integrate the Guideline and associated quality improvement (QI) measures into their clinical practice.

This resource offers primary care providers, practices, and healthcare systems a framework for managing patients who are on long-term opioid therapy.