Highmark Health will be bringing new software and new prescription limits to its fight against opioid abuse in Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh-based insurance carrier announced new efforts to connect doctors to data analytics software that can alert them to trends in patient use and symptoms that could increase the risk of opioid addiction.
In partnership with Nashville-based analytics firm axialHealthcare, Highmark will use claims data from its providers to identify doctors at risk of overprescribing opioid painkillers.
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