Problem: The Opioid Use Disorder (PUD) payment metric is a quality measure in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) reports. It evaluates the percentage of events that occur in which a patient with a formal diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD) who is 16 years and older receives evidence-based pharmacotherapy for at least 180 consecutive days. Need Assignment Help?