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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-applications-veterans-health-administrations-stratification-tool-opioid-risk
April 01, 2020 - Mitigation (STORM) to improve opioid safety and prevent overdose and suicide. … Opioid-related harm is an urgent patient safety priority. … Identifying patients at higher risk of harm is a critical aspect of opioid safety . … Mitigation (STORM) to improve opioid safety and prevent overdose and suicide. … September 27, 2017
Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-predictors-opioid-prescription-discharge-after-traumatic-injury
July 02, 2019 - Incidence and Predictors of Opioid Prescription at Discharge After Traumatic Injury. … However, the true incidence of inappropriate opioid prescribing has not yet been defined. … Incidence and Predictors of Opioid Prescription at Discharge After Traumatic Injury. … January 23, 2019
Opioid prescribing and adverse events in opioid-naive patients treated … May 2, 2018
Opioid prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments and
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/disseminating-and-implementing-medsmart-families-emergency-departments
September 30, 2024 - Randomized Control Trial to Assess Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Gaming Intervention to Reduce Opioid … enhance communication between adolescents, parents, and healthcare providers, and reduce adolescent opioid … misuse, supporting national efforts to address the opioid epidemic. … Evaluate effectiveness of MedSMA℞T Mobile to improve opioid misuse knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors … to rising opioid-related deaths—as well as the essential role ED staff play in preventing misuse.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-epidemic-united-states-lessons-department-veterans-affairs
September 07, 2022 - Commentary
Classic
Addressing the opioid epidemic in the … Opioid medications are a known safety hazard, and overdoses of opioid medications are considered an … for Disease Control and Prevention's 2016 opioid guideline. … September 27, 2017
Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing … Risk Mitigation (STORM) to improve opioid safety and prevent overdose and suicide.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-system-wide-implementation-opioid-safety-guideline-recommendations-case-urine-drug
August 11, 2021 - Study
Healthcare system-wide implementation of opioid-safety guideline recommendations … : the case of urine drug screening and opioid-patient suicide- and overdose-related events in the Veterans … opioid-free surgical patients. … September 27, 2017
Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing … Risk Mitigation (STORM) to improve opioid safety and prevent overdose and suicide.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-different-interventions-help-primary-care-clinicians-avoid-unsafe-opioid-prescribing
October 26, 2022 - opioid-naive patients with acute noncancer pain: a cluster randomized clinical trial. … This study evaluated the effect of nudges to reduce opioid prescribing for opioid-naïve patients with … , or combined opioid justification and peer comparison groups. … opioid-naive patients with acute noncancer pain: a cluster randomized clinical trial. … cumulatively decreased outpatient opioid prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tamper-resistant-drugs-cannot-solve-opioid-crisis
May 01, 2019 - Commentary
Tamper-resistant drugs cannot solve the opioid crisis. … Tamper-resistant drugs cannot solve the opioid crisis. … Health care organizations have implemented various strategies to address the opioid epidemic . … Tamper-resistant drugs cannot solve the opioid crisis. … August 5, 2015
One hospital's initiatives to encourage safe opioid use.
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/news/opioid-epidemic-and-covid-19-pandemic-dual-crises
December 23, 2020 - Home
Products
Playbooks
Medications for Opioid … Initiative
Older Adult Opioid Initiative
Other HHS Initiatives … Here is a brief recap of the opioid epidemic before COVID-19 and the latest information on the impact … of COVID-19 on the opioid epidemic. … Preliminary data for 2019 show more than 50,000 opioid overdose deaths.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-opioid-prescribing-leave-patients-chronic-pain-vulnerable
March 27, 2019 - Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients With Chronic Pain Vulnerable. … Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients With Chronic Pain Vulnerable. … reducing opioid analgesic misuse, and overdose deaths. … opioid use and misuse. … July 24, 2019
Opioid medication discontinuation and risk of adverse opioid-related health
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-adverse-events-opioid-addiction-treatment-quality-measure-continuity
March 09, 2022 - Study
Association of adverse events in opioid addiction treatment with quality measure … Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is increasingly used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). … opioid use. … July 13, 2022
Opioid prescribing to US children and young adults in 2019. … opioid poisoning.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-legal-restrictions-and-prescription-opioid-use-among-disabled-adults
May 31, 2023 - Growing rates of opioid misuse endanger public health. … November 12, 2014
Opioid prescribing for opioid-naive patients in emergency departments … December 21, 2022
Effects of state opioid prescribing laws on use of opioid and other … reducing opioid analgesic misuse, and overdose deaths. … with mortality from opioid-related overdoses.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-early-high-risk-opioid-prescribing-practices-after-policy-interventions-washington
November 03, 2021 - Study
Changes in early high-risk opioid prescribing practices after policy interventions … Changes in early high‐risk opioid prescribing practices after policy interventions in Washington State … Reducing opioid-related harm is a major patient safety priority . … opioid poisoning. … mortality from opioid-related overdoses.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-us-children-and-young-adults-2019
September 30, 2020 - Study
Opioid prescribing to US children and young adults in 2019. … Opioid prescribing to US children and young adults in 2019. … Opioid prescribing to US children and young adults in 2019. … exposure on opioid prescribing and patient pain in opioid-naive patients undergoing elective surgery … and young adults with subsequent opioid use and abuse.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic-review
March 30, 2022 - Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery. … A large number of deaths in the United States have been caused by opioid misuse. … Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery. … requiring prior opioid tolerance. … opioid use after surgery among adolescents and young adults.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-stat-brief-2-postpartum-opioid-rx.pdf
March 01, 2024 - * The opioid prescription fill rate refers to the percentage of women who filled an opioid prescription … Delivery type,
opioid prescribing, and the risk of persistent opioid use after delivery. … Findings
Opioid Prescription Fill Rate
Figures 1-3 display the opioid prescription fill rate within … State Variation in Opioid Prescription Fills After Childbirth 7
Count of Opioid Prescription Fills … Prescription Fill Rate
Count of Opioid Prescription Fills
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Definitions
Opioid Prescription
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/implement-mat-for-oud
June 01, 2022 - Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Playbook
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid … Initiative
Older Adult Opioid Initiative
Other HHS Initiatives … Topic Briefs
Implement Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid … Topics
Screening and Diagnosis
Engaging Patients in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Pharmacotherapy … Use Disorder
Be aware of the specialized needs patients with opioid use disorder may have.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-patient-controlled-analgesia-pca-opioid-induced-respiratory-depression
May 26, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Fatal Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression … PCA involves opioid administration via an infusion pump that delivers a preprogrammed dose of opioid … with opioid PCA administration, many best practices have been recommended. … patients but should be avoided as a first-line opioid choice for opioid naïve patients. 2 , 8 … Postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression: a closed claims analysis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-and-more-appropriate-opioid-prescribing-large-healthcare-systems-comprehensive-approach
June 10, 2020 - Study
Safer and more appropriate opioid prescribing: a large healthcare system's … Safer and more appropriate opioid prescribing: a large healthcare system's comprehensive approach. … Safer and more appropriate opioid prescribing: a large healthcare system's comprehensive approach. … for Disease Control and Prevention's 2016 opioid guideline. … December 13, 2017
What can physicians do to help curb the opioid crisis?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/predictors-hospital-postoperative-opioid-overdose-after-major-elective-operations-nationally
March 17, 2021 - Study
Predictors of in-hospital postoperative opioid overdose after major elective … The large surge in opioid use is a serious patient safety problem. … misuse among the surgical patients with persistent opioid use. … September 21, 2022
Classification of opioid dependence, abuse, or overdose in opioid-naive … June 19, 2019
Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/children-and-opioid-epidemic-age-stratified-exposures-and-harms
February 13, 2019 - Children and the opioid epidemic: age-stratified exposures and harms. … children per 100,000 experienced an opioid-related adverse event or other harm. … Children and the opioid epidemic: age-stratified exposures and harms. … as a means of reducing opioid analgesic misuse, and overdose deaths. … and young adults with subsequent opioid use and abuse.