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Physicians Insurance offers a variety of materials designed to help you partner with patients in their use of medication.

To help you find the materials you need, we have organized them into two sections—one for tools and articles appropriate to a wide range of medications, entitled ”General Medication Management,” and another for addressing pain management issues, entitled “Pain Medication Management.” Washington State physicians will find resources to help them comply with the Medical Quality Assurance Commission’s rules for chronic noncancer pain, as addressed in House Bill 2876.

Click on the categories below to locate the tools that are right for you:

General Medication Management
Pain Medication Management
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General Medication Management

Articles & Informative Documents
Forms
Sample Policies
Pain Medication Management

Articles & Informative Documents
  • Avoiding Drug Scams (PDF 42 KB)
  • DEA Rule Addresses Schedule II Controlled Substance Prescriptions (PDF 32 KB)
  • Interagency Guideline on Opioid Dosing (PDF 928 KB)
  • Medication Records (PDF 34 KB)
  • MQAC Rule-Making Order (PDF 228 KB)
  • Use Your SMARTS for Opioid Safety (PDF 198 KB)
  • Washington State Department of Health FAQs about the MQAC Pain Rules (PDF 96 KB)
  • Washington State Medical Association FAQs about the MQAC Pain Rules (PDF 81 KB)

Forms
Sample Policies
Tools
  • CAGE-AID Questionnaire (screen for alcohol and drug abuse) (PDF 27 KB)
  • How to Score Pain Assessment Tools (CAGE-AID, Opioid Risk, Pain and Function, PHQ-2, STOP, Prescribed Opioid Difficulties Scale) (PDF 88 KB)
  • Opioid Risk Tool (PDF 69 KB)
  • Pain and Function Form (PDF 64 KB)
  • PHQ-2 (screen for depression) (PDF 27 KB)
  • Prescribed Opioid Difficulties Scale (PDF 86 KB)
  • S.T.O.P. Questionnaire (screen for sleep apnea) (PDF 97 KB)

Patient Information
  • Chronic Pain Management Brochure (MQAC) (PDF 264 KB)
  • Patient Booklet—Structuring Your Own Management of Pain (PDF 1.6 MB)
  • Patient Information Flyer (Washington State Department of Health) (PDF 406 KB)
  • Prescription Review—Washington State Prescription Monitoring Program (PDF 336 KB)

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