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how they compare to standards and to their
peers," he said. "So we know that kind of feed-
back helps them see their practice and make
any changes that might be appropriate."
Cigna also will share profiles with col-
laboratives' leaders to show how their phy-
sician groups are prescribing compared to
guidelines and Cigna's other collaboratives,
he said. Cigna also is asking the groups what
they're doing individually to improve the opi-
oid situation, for example, whether they're
providing more education for physicians, or
creating new guidelines for physicians, clin-
ics and hospitals with which they work.
Cigna wants to ensure people who have
chronic pain or substance-use disorders are
getting appropriate quality care, he said.
"So in addition to our overall goal of reduc-
ing unnecessary prescriptions, we still need
to treat all of these people who still have pain
problems and we need to treat those people
who have addiction issues," he said.
From an addiction-treatment perspective,
Cigna is also expanding and creating what
it calls designated substance-use disorder
facilities, which are in-network facilities that
provide care that is more cost efficient both
for Cigna and customers, Nemecek said. n
One way Connecticut is trying to combat the ill effects of opioid abuse is by arming first responders with Naloxone,
which can reverse the effects of an overdose.
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