Opioid Task Force Initiatives in Washington

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As the nation is gripped with the opioid epidemic, CHIME has launched a new task force to address this epidemic that has caused over 42,000 opioid related drug overdoses in 2016. As an organization representing and bringing together our nation’s healthcare information technology leaders, we are in a position to make an immense impact on our fellow Americans’ lives by using technology to bend the curve of opioid addiction. As we continue to move forward with our new initiative, we look to work with both public entities and private organizations to end this crisis.

CHIME Top Recommendations to Policymakers

Leverage the use of technology, existing infrastructure and data to better inform care delivery in treating patients with opioid addiction.

Letters to the Administration

X-Waiver Sign-On Letter to Congressional Leadership (July 2021)
CHIME Letter to Secretary Becerra on X-Waiver (April 2021)
CHIME Response to CMS Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances; Request for Information (RFI) (Oct. 2020)

Congressional Letters & Testimony

Call to Action

The CHIME Opioid Task Force will engage the committed and collective leadership of our organization to identify and take deliberate actions to advert the increasing addiction and growing mortality of the Opioid Crisis. These actions will include creating awareness, publicizing leading healthcare practices, providing data for medical research, policy advocacy and leveraging our leadership talent in unique and powerful ways.