DWC Seeks Input for Opioid Plan-Based Audit

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation is seeking input for the agency’s proposed audit plans to evaluate decisions and recordkeeping of health care providers who prescribed gabapentin or pregabalin in combination with opioids. The proposed gabapentin or pregabalin with opioids plan-based audit sets the scope, methodology and selection standards laid out in the Medical Quality Review Process. Gabapentin and pregabalin are both anti-epileptic drugs with analgesic and anti-epileptic properties. While the drugs are indicated for managing seizures, they are also used t...