2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids Implementation Guide
2022.1.0 - Release 2022.1
2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids Implementation Guide
2022.1.0 - Release 2022.1
This page is part of the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids Implementation Guide (v2022.1.0: Release) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. This is the current published version in its permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Determining whether a patient is being prescribed opioids for subacute or chronic pain is difficult to determine by examination of the medical record alone. The project team identified the following proxies for subacute or chronic pain, used throughout the recommendations:
A medication is considered for subacute or chronic pain if it is being prescribed for 28 days or more.
A medication is considered for acute pain if it is being prescribed for less than 28 days.