29-07-2017 03:24 via 10tv.com

Ohio doctors would report opioid diagnosis codes under deal

Ohio doctors would report the specific diagnosis of every patient who receives a prescription painkiller under a tentative agreement reached Friday with the Kasich administration.The 11th-hour compromise between the Republican governor's office, the state Medical Board and associations representing doctors and hospitals followed months of wrangling over new opioid prescribing rules proposed in April in a state that leads the nation in opioid addiction and death.A record 3,050 Ohioans died from d
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