Synopsis

Natural experiment quality improvement project with overall reduction in opioid prescriptions per 100 people by 49%. Achieving a greater reduction of opioid prescriptions than the U.S. and California each year (2016-2019) by at least 43.2% and as high as 67.5%. Categorized chronic pain patients (High Dose (HD), Moderate Dose (MD), Low Dose (LD) and Very Low Dose (VLD) defined by morphine equivalents of ³90, 50-89, 20-49) were reduced by 63.6%, 65.2%, 53.1% and 59.3% respectively. Categorized acute pain patients classified by Day’s Supply (DS) of opioid medication (1-8, 9-17 and > 18 DS) had reductions of 36.5%, 73.1% and 80.7% respectively.

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Dr. Ronald White MD

Former Chief of Pain Medicine, DGMC

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