Managing Pain Safely (MPS)

​Starting January 1, 2022, Partnership HealthPlan of California's pharmacy benefit will transition to Medi-Cal Fee-For-Service. The new pharmacy benefit program is called Medi-Cal Rx.

Although PHC members' pharmacy benefit will transition to Medi-Cal Rx, PHC's Managing Pain Safely Initiative will continue to monitor opioid utilization and improve the health of PHC members by ensuring that prescribed opioids are for appropriate indications, at safe doses, and in conjunction with other treatment modalities.

Our overall goal is to assist clinicians in our network prescribe opioids safely and appropriately.


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Starting January 1, 2022, Partnership HealthPlan of California's pharmacy benefit will transition to Medi-Cal Fee-For-Service. The new pharmacy benefit program is called Medi-Cal Rx.

Although PHC members' pharmacy benefit will transition to Medi-Cal Rx, PHC's Managing Pain Safely Initiative will continue to monitor opioid utilization and improve the health of PHC members by ensuring that prescribed opioids are for appropriate indications, at safe doses, and in conjunction with other treatment modalities.

Our overall goal is to assist clinicians in our network prescribe opioids safely and appropriately. If you would like more information on PHC's approach to reduce opioid misuse and abuse, please read:


Click to go to interactive MPS data measures:

  • Number of PHC members on opiods and MED
  • Opioid new start
  • Dose escalation for chronic opiod users
  • Opioid/Benzodiazepine/Muscle Relaxer concurrent use
  • Number of members receiving naloxone (new)

 

The above image is an example of the data available 

Provider Resources

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Medi-Cal RX Contact Drug List

Access provider resources and toolkits, including tools for safely prescribing opioid medication, a toolkit highlighting best practices for tapering, information about naloxone, training resources, and more.

View Toolkits, Resources, and Guidelines

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​Community Coalitions
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Many counties within the Partnership region have developed local opioid coalitions. Click below to learn what counties are doing on the ground to address this epidemic.

Safe Rx Lake County
Safe Rx Marin
Safe Rx Mendocino
Safe Rx Humboldt 
No Rx Abuse​ 

 


DHCS Naloxone Distribution Project

Prescriber MAT Toolkit

 

DATA Waiver Training Resources

A Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) 2000 waiver allows practitioners to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid addiction. Under the DATA 2000 requirements, providers must complete specific training in order to qualify for a waiver to prescribe and dispense buprenorphine. Below are links to supported continuing medical education (CME) courses that can help providers qualify to prescribe buprenorphine in an office setting.

Resources:


On June 1, 2016, Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) implemented a new Quantity Limit for Immediate Release Opioids.

The PHC Managing Pain Safely Initiative is working to improve the health of PHC members by ensuring that prescribed opioids are for appropriate indications, at safe doses, and in conjunction with other treatment modalities.

Based on this research and findings, PHC is working with our communities to increase awareness of the importance of safe prescribing of opioid medicine (for example Morphine, Hydrocodone, Methadone, OxyContin, and others).

Our overall goal is to assist clinicians in our network prescribe opioids safely and appropriately. If you would like more information on PHC’s approach to reduce opioid misuse and abuse, please read:

Managing Pain Safely: Multiple Interventions
to Dramatically Reduce Opioid Overuse

Currently, PHC has observed a 89 percent decrease plan-wide for members on unsafe dose opioids (>120 MED) per 100 members per month since the project induction (January 2014 - June  2018).​

​Community Coalitions
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Many counties within the Partnership region have developed local opioid coalitions. Click below to learn what counties are doing on the ground to address this epidemic.


Safe Rx Lake County
Safe Rx Marin
Safe Rx Mendocino
Safe Rx Humboldt
No Rx Abuse​ 

 


 

 Member Resources

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​​​​​​View Member Resources available through the Managing Pain Safely Program.

 

View Member Resources

 

 

 

 

​Provider Resources
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Medi-Cal RX Contact Drug List

PHC Clinical Practice Guideline: Pain Management, Chronic Pain Management, and Safe Opioid Prescribing

Providers can contact PHC to get their own specific opioid utilization data

View training resources, state and national guidelines, CDC Opioid & Other Drug Overdose, MMWR, SAMHSA

 

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There have been multiple sets of formulary changes related to the Managing Pain Safely Initiative. Click below to learn more about these changes.

90 mg MED Formulary Change FAQ

Immediate Release Formulary Change: 
Learn More about Formulary Changes​ 
Immediate Release Initiative FAQs
​​​Dentists: New Formulary Limits
​​Ortho-Medical Directors: New Formulary Limits​
Pharmacies: New Formulary Limits​

​Community Coalitions

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​​Provider Resources

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Medi-Cal RX Contact Drug List

View Toolkits, Resources, and Guidelines

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 Member Resources

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​​​​​​View Member Resources available through the Managing Pain Safely Program.

 

View Member Resources

​Add​i​tional Resources