Text of Recommendation | The New Mexico VA Health Care System Director ensures that facility practice is consistent with Veterans Health Administration and facility policy applicable to early refills of buprenorphine for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder and is consistent with evidence-based treatment and prescribing providers’ clinical rationale, ensures all relevant staff are educated on the policy, and monitors for compliance with policy. |
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Recommendation Number | 01 |
Recommendation Status | Closed |
Significant Recommendation | No |
Recommendation Questioned Costs | $0 |
Recommendation Funds for Better Use | $0 |
Submitting OIG | |
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Report Title | Pharmacists’ Practices Delayed Buprenorphine Refills for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder at the New Mexico VA Health Care System in Albuquerque |
Report Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number | 21-03195-189 |
Report Date Issued | Thursday, June 30, 2022 |
Report Agency Reviewed / Investigated | |
Report Questioned Costs | $0 |
Report Funds for Better Use | $0 |