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Patient characteristics were largely similar across the two datasets, with the exception of more missing race information in TAF (20.9% vs. 7.1%). Across the 11 states, performance on the six quality measures was similar. For example, the rate of use of any OUD medication in 2018 was 57.1% in MODRN and 58.6% in TAF. However, there were important discrepancies in the TAF data in individual states for single years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>TAF data may undercount patients with OUD, but otherwise exhibited consistency with MODRN benchmarks, suggesting suitability of TAF for research on OUD treatment. 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