How employers can use claims data to address opioid addiction

While many employers are focused on helping their employees cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to manage opioid abuse and addiction continues to remain strong. At the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2020 Annual Meeting held this month, Cotiviti’s Jamie Jenkins, senior program manager, and Jennifer Ach, director of clinical insights, explained how employers can draw insights from aggregated claims data, which can help identify which of their employees are most at risk for opioid abuse at the population level.