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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 4/2018

16.01.2018 | Concise Research Report

Association between Electronic Medical Record Implementation of Default Opioid Prescription Quantities and Prescribing Behavior in Two Emergency Departments

verfasst von: M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, FACEP, Frances S. Shofer, PhD, Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, MS, Scott Halpern, MD, PhD, Christopher Edwards, MD, Zachary F. Meisel, MD, MSHP, Jeanmarie Perrone, MD

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Larger quantities of opioid tablets for initial prescriptions are associated with transition to continued use.1 Default options, or conditions that are set in place unless an alternative is actively chosen, have been shown to influence behavior in many contexts, including increasing the rates of prescribing generic versus brand-name drugs to over 98% in primary care.2,3 Leveraging default options in electronic medical record (EMR) prescribing orders thus represents a promising approach to guide clinicians towards prescribing smaller quantities of opioid tablets, thus reducing continued use, misuse, and diversion. …
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Titel
Association between Electronic Medical Record Implementation of Default Opioid Prescription Quantities and Prescribing Behavior in Two Emergency Departments
verfasst von
M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, FACEP
Frances S. Shofer, PhD
Mitesh S. Patel, MD, MBA, MS
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD
Christopher Edwards, MD
Zachary F. Meisel, MD, MSHP
Jeanmarie Perrone, MD
Publikationsdatum
16.01.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4286-5

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