Evaluating the Impact of a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Reduce Chronic Opioid Dose and Decrease Risk Classification in a Veteran Population

Patel, Shardool; M. Carmichael, Jan; M. Taylor, Janice; Bounthavong, Mark; T. Higgins, Diana

doi:10.1177/1060028017739388

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Evaluating the Impact of a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Reduce Chronic Opioid Dose and Decrease Risk Classification in a Veteran Population

Published in Annals of Pharmacotherapy • Oct 31, 2017

Authors:

Shardool Patel

Jan M. Carmichael

Janice M. Taylor

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Chronic opioid therapy-clinical reminder (COT-CR) is a decision support tool to prompt providers to carefully assess patients prescribed chronic opioids. This tool was developed to address inappropriate opioid prescribing. OBJECTIVE: To determine COT-CR's impact on reducing morphine equi...

Subject

Medicine

Retrospective cohort study

Propensity score matching

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