Implementing Electronic Health Record Default Settings to Reduce Opioid Overprescribing: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 103 - 112
• Main Authors: Zivin, Kara, White, Jessica O, Chao, Sandra, Christensen, Anna L, Horner, Luke, Petersen, Dana M, Hobbs, Morgan R, Capreol, Grace, Halbritter, Kevin A, Jones, Christopher M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Acute pain; Analysis; Electronic medical records; Electronic records; Health; Medical errors; Medical records; Narcotics; Opioids; Pain management; Patient safety; Prescription writing; Prescriptions; Prevention; Michigan; United States > US; Acute Pain; Analgesic; Narcotics; Prescriptions; Opioids

Abstract Objective To pilot test the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of instituting a 15-pill quantity default in the electronic health record for new Schedule II opioid prescriptions. Design A mixed-methods pilot study in two health systems, including pre-post analysis of prescribed o...