Open AccessAssessment of a quality improvement intervention to decrease opioid prescribing in a regional health system
Author(s) -
Craig Brown,
Joceline V. Vu,
Ryan Howard,
Vidhya Gunaseelan,
Chad M. Brummett,
Jennifer F. Waljee,
Michael J. Englesbe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj quality and safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.53
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 2044-5423
pISSN - 2044-5415
DOI - 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011295
Subject(s) - medicine , guideline , medical prescription , oxycodone , interrupted time series analysis , opioid , emergency medicine , quality management , extended release , anesthesia , nursing , pharmacology , management system , statistics , receptor , mathematics , management , pathology , economics
Opioids are prescribed in excess after surgery. We leveraged our continuous quality improvement infrastructure to implement opioid prescribing guidelines and subsequently evaluate changes in postoperative opioid prescribing, consumption and patient satisfaction/pain in a statewide regional health system.