Project Description

Organization:
Partnership HealthPlan of California

Summary:
The Managing Pain Safely (MPS) program is a health plan-based initiative focused on ensuring that opioid-based medications are appropriately prescribed at safe doses and in connection with other treatment options. The MPS program brings together health plan providers and the community to develop prescribing guidelines, implement formulary changes, provide education, and support community initiatives to address the abuse of opioid-based medications in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity, and Yolo counties.