The Effect of an Electronic Prescribing Policy for Opioids on Physician Prescribing Patterns Following Common Upper Extremity Procedures

The Effect of an Electronic Prescribing Policy for Opioids on Physician Prescribing Patterns Following Common Upper Extremity Procedures

Purpose: We evaluated physician prescribing patterns before and after the implementation of a state-mandated opioid electronic prescribing (ePrescribing) program after 4 common outpatient hand surgeries. Specifically, we aimed to answer the following: (1) is there a change in the number of opioids p...

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Main Authors: Bernstein, D.N (Author), Harper, C.M (Author), McFarlane, K. (Author), Merchan, N. (Author), Rozental, T.D (Author), Shoji, M.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2022
Subjects:
adult
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carpometacarpal arthroplasty
clinical protocol
controlled study
distal radius fracture
electronic prescribing
Electronic prescribing
evidence based medicine
female
ganglion excision
hand surgery
Hand surgery
health care policy
human
major clinical study
male
medical procedures
morphine
narcotic analgesic agent
open reduction (procedure)
Opioid
osteosynthesis
outpatient care
retrospective study
upper limb
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