Electronic Medical Record-Based Interventions to Encourage Opioid Prescribing Best Practices in the Emergency Department

Overdose from opioids has reached epidemic proportions. Large healthcare systems can utilize existing technology to encourage responsible opioid prescribing practices.Our study measured the effects of using the electronic medical record (EMR) with direct clinician feedbackto standardize opioidprescribing practices within a large healthcare system.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 13, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Courtney M. Smalley, Marc A. Willner, McKinsey R. Muir, Steven W. Meldon, Brad L. Borden, Fernando J. Delgado, Baruch S. Fertel Source Type: research