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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46502/psn-pdf
July 02, 2019 - Defining optimal length of opioid pain medication
prescription after common surgical procedures. … Defining Optimal Length of Opioid Pain Medication Prescription
After Common Surgical Procedures. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-optimal-length-opioid-pain-medication-prescription-after-common … -
surgical-procedures
This retrospective observational study found that the median duration of opioid … /new-persistent-opioid-use-after-minor-and-major-surgical-procedures-us-adults
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46801/psn-pdf
July 22, 2019 - opioid crisis.
July 22, 2019
Compton WM, Jones CM, Stein JB, et al. … Promising roles for pharmacists in addressing the U.S. opioid
crisis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promising-roles-pharmacists-addressing-us-opioid-crisis
The opioid crisis … This commentary
highlights unique contributions pharmacists can offer to stemming prescription opioid … help identify problematic behaviors in patients and prescribers,
informing patients about risks of opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74843/psn-pdf
February 16, 2022 - Association of adverse events in opioid addiction
treatment with quality measure for continuity of … Association of adverse events in opioid addiction treatment with quality measure
for continuity of pharmacotherapy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-adverse-events-opioid-addiction-treatment-quality-measure- … continuity
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is increasingly used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-adverse-events-opioid-addiction-treatment-quality-measure-continuity
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47759/psn-pdf
February 06, 2019 - California doctors alarmed as state links their opioid
prescriptions to deaths. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/california-doctors-alarmed-state-links-their-opioid-prescriptions-deaths … Policy, practice, and communication strategies have been implemented in an effort to stem the opioid … An Annual Perspective discussed the patient safety aspects of the opioid
epidemic. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/california-doctors-alarmed-state-links-their-opioid-prescriptions-deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/skin-deep-diagnosis-affective-bias-and-zebra-retreat-complicating-diagnosis-systemic
July 29, 2020 - opioid use after surgery among adolescents and young adults. … April 18, 2019
Association of state opioid duration limits with postoperative opioid … January 29, 2020
New persistent opioid use after minor and major surgical procedures … June 7, 2017
Association of opioid prescribing with opioid consumption after surgery … December 13, 2017
Persistent opioid use among pediatric patients after surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860715/psn-pdf
January 17, 2024 - Development of prescribing indicators related to opioid-
related harm in patients with chronic pain … Development of prescribing indicators related to opioid-related
harm in patients with chronic pain in … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-prescribing-indicators-related-opioid-related-harm-patients- … Regulatory bodies, health systems, and researchers are continuously investigating methods to ensure safe
opioid … This study engaged clinicians, pharmacists, and
independent prescribers to evaluate opioid prescribing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47761/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - Clinicians' perceptions of opioid error–contributing
factors in inpatient palliative care services: … Clinicians' perceptions of opioid error-contributing factors in inpatient
palliative care services: … services
This focus group study of Australian palliative care providers examined risk factors for opioid … The authors conclude that multiple
interventions will be needed to enhance opioid safety in palliative … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-no-harm-marshaling-clinician-leadership-counter-opioid-epidemic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33824/psn-pdf
January 01, 2016 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
Annual Perspective 2016
Opioid … safety of opioid use. … regulation of opioid medications. … in high-risk opioid prescribing practices (including high opioid doses and receipt of opioids from … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-crisis-united-states
approaches to enhancing opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837663/psn-pdf
July 13, 2022 - Long-term risk of overdose or mental health crisis after
opioid dose tapering. … Long-term risk of overdose or mental health crisis after opioid
dose tapering. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-risk-overdose-or-mental-health-crisis-after-opioid-dose-tapering … Adverse events associated with long-term opioid therapy have led to recommendations for dose tapering … cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-outcomes-after-opioid-dose-reduction-among-patients-chronic-opioid-therapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867631/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - Implicit bias in the patient descriptor "homeless" and its
association with emergency department opioid … Implicit bias in the patient descriptor “homeless” and its
association with emergency department opioid … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implicit-bias-patient-descriptor-homeless-and-its-association-emergency-
department-opioid … word "homeless" were more likely to be
discharged rather than admitted and less likely to receive IV opioid … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implicit-bias-patient-descriptor-homeless-and-its-association-emergency-department-opioid
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842766/psn-pdf
January 18, 2023 - Effect of prescriber notifications of patient’s fatal
overdose on opioid prescribing at 4 to 12 months … Effect of prescriber notifications of patient’s fatal overdose on opioid
prescribing at 4 to 12 months … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-prescriber-notifications-patients-fatal-overdose-opioid-prescribing … -4-12-
months
Research has shown that prescribers who are notified of a patient’s fatal opioid overdose … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-prescriber-notifications-patients-fatal-overdose-opioid-prescribing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48038/psn-pdf
June 05, 2019 - Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-problematic-opioid-use-oecd-countries
The overprescribing of … prescription opioids heightens the likelihood of opioid dependence and harm. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-problematic-opioid-use-oecd-countries
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/ … issue/addressing-opioid-epidemic-there-role-physician-education
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48113/psn-pdf
July 10, 2019 - Surgeons' opioid-prescribing habits are hard to kick.
July 10, 2019
Appleby J; Lucas E. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-opioid-prescribing-habits-are-hard-kick
Solutions to address the … opioid epidemic should focus on both public health and individual behaviors. … revealed particular physician
prescribing behaviors that exceed current guidelines and contribute to opioid … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-opioid-prescribing-habits-are-hard-kick
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46416/psn-pdf
March 13, 2018 - Opioid prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency
departments and other settings: characteristics … Opioid Prescribing for Opioid-Naive Patients in Emergency
Departments and Other Settings: Characteristics … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-opioid-naive-patients-emergency-departments-and-other … Using claims data,
researchers compared opioid prescribing patterns for opioid-naïve patients in the … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-opioid-naive-patients-emergency-departments-and-other-settings
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47695/psn-pdf
June 14, 2019 - No shortcuts to safer opioid prescribing.
June 14, 2019
Dowell D, Haegerich T, Chou R. … No Shortcuts to Safer Opioid Prescribing. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-shortcuts-safer-opioid-prescribing
Improving opioid prescribing is a … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-shortcuts-safer-opioid-prescribing
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenges-implementing-centers-disease-control-and-prevention-opioid-guideline-consensus … cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states-2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/could-cdc-guidelines-be-driving-some-opioid-patients-suicide
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45959/psn-pdf
June 29, 2017 - Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related
prescribing in veterans. … Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing in
veterans. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-opioid-safety-initiative-opioid-related-prescribing-veterans
Opioids … promising
practices to foster safer opioid use. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-opioid-safety-initiative-opioid-related-prescribing-veterans
https
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47266/psn-pdf
August 08, 2018 - Outpatient opioid prescriptions for children and opioid-
related adverse events. … Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Children and Opioid-Related
Adverse Events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-overdose
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increases-drug-and-opioid-overdose-deaths-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46711/psn-pdf
July 01, 2019 - Safe and Transparent Opioid
Prescribing to Promote Patient Safety and Reduced Risk
of Opioid Misuse … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-measure-safe-and-transparent-opioid-prescribing-promote-patient-safety … adherence to six of the recommendations in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
guideline for opioid … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-measure-safe-and-transparent-opioid-prescribing-promote-patient-safety-and-reduced-risk … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-measure-safe-and-transparent-opioid-prescribing-promote-patient-safety-and-reduced-risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47843/psn-pdf
March 06, 2019 - Structural iatrogenesis—a 43-year-old man with "opioid
misuse." … Structural Iatrogenesis - A 43-Year-Old Man with "Opioid Misuse". … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/structural-iatrogenesis-43-year-old-man-opioid-misuse
The authors describe … how increasing complexity and bureaucracy associated with opioid prescribing led a
patient with chronic … /opioid-abuse-chronic-pain-misconceptions-and-mitigation-strategies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47869/psn-pdf
April 17, 2019 - Minimizing Opioid Prescribing in Surgery (MOPiS)
initiative: an analysis of implementation barriers. … Minimizing Opioid Prescribing in Surgery (MOPiS)
Initiative: An Analysis of Implementation Barriers. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minimizing-opioid-prescribing-surgery-mopis-initiative-analysis-implementation … This qualitative study reports on the implementation of a multifaceted effort to reduce opioid prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minimizing-opioid-prescribing-surgery-mopis-initiative-analysis-implementation-barriers