Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department
Hawk K, Weiner S, Rothenberg C, Bernstein E, D'Onofrio G, Herring A, Hoppe J, Ketcham E, LaPietra A, Nelson L, Perrone J, Ranney M, Samuels E, Strayer R, Sharma D, Goyal P, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 225-234. PMID: 37831040, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtraumatic back painCommunity EDED visitsBack painOpioid prescribing practicesFirst-line treatmentEmergency department patientsOpioid use disorderQuality improvement projectEvidence-based resourcesOpioid administrationOpioid prescriptionsDental painSafe analgesiaDepartment patientsOpioid pillsPrescribing practicesEmergency departmentAmerican CollegeUse disordersMedication safety educationPainOpioidsImprovement projectVisitsManaging opioid waste, cost, and opportunity for drug diversion in the emergency department
Coleska A, Oh A, Rothenberg C, Dinh D, Parwani V, Venkatesh A. Managing opioid waste, cost, and opportunity for drug diversion in the emergency department. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 69: 195-199. PMID: 37172559, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug diversionContext of opioidEmergency department visitsManagement of painSingle health systemLogistic regression modelsHealth care systemOpioid ordersIntravenous opioidsSevere painDepartment visitsOpioid diversionEmergency departmentIncorrect doseOpioid epidemicOpioidsPrimary analysisMorphineDose orderHealth systemDoseHydromorphoneCare systemDrug shortagesPain