HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2018 Issue 48 (November)

Healthcare News: Opioid-related inpatient stays increase for those 65 years and older

November 27th, 2018

Among patients ages 65 years and older, the rate of opioid-related hospitalizations increased more than the rate of nonopioid-related hospitalizations between 2010 and 2015, according to the recent statistical brief published by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.

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