Statewide cross-sectional survey of emergency departments' adoption and implementation of the Ohio opioid prescribing guidelines and opioid prescribing practices.

Jonathan PenmNeil J MacKinnonRebecca MashniMichael S LyonsEdmond A HookerErin L WinstanleySteve Carlton-FordChloe ConnellyErica TolleJill BooneKathleen KoechlinJolene Defiore-Hyrmer

Published in: BMJ open (2018)

This study showed that the Ohio ED Opioid Prescribing Guidelines have been widely disseminated and that the majority of EDs in Ohio are using them to develop local policies. The majority of respondents believed that the Ohio opioid prescribing guidelines reduced inappropriate opioid prescribing. However, prescribing practices still varied greatly between EDs.

Keyphrases

primary care
chronic pain
pain management
healthcare
adverse drug
emergency department
clinical practice
electronic health record