Association of Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances With Opioid Prescribing Rates | Zendy

Jordan Everson | Zendy; Audrey Cheng | Zendy; Stephen W. Patrick | Zendy; Stacie B. Dusetzina | Zendy

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Association of Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances With Opioid Prescribing Rates

Author(s) -

Jordan Everson,

Audrey Cheng,

Stephen W. Patrick,

Stacie B. Dusetzina

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.27951

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , opioid , retrospective cohort study , population , cohort , morphine , emergency medicine , environmental health , pharmacology , receptor

Key Points Question Have states with greater increases in electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS), which is intended to reduce opioid prescribing rates by reducing fraud and facilitating decision support, experienced greater reductions in opioid prescribing? Findings In this longitudinal analysis of Surescripts reports on the use of EPCS and Center of Disease Prevention and Control opioid prescribing rate maps, increasing the use of EPCS by 10 percentage points was associated with 2 more opioid prescriptions per 100 persons and 0.8% more morphine milligram equivalents. Meaning The EPCS has not been associated with reductions in opioid prescribing rates, and achieving benefit may require greater integration and effective presentation of data.

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