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Public health detailing-A successful strategy to promote judicious opioid analgesic prescribing

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  • Kattan, J.A.
  • Tuazon, E.
  • Paone, D.
  • Dowell, D.
  • Vo, L.
  • Starrels, J.L.
  • Jones, C.M.
  • Kunins, H.V.

Abstract

Objectives. To evaluate knowledge and prescribing changes following a 2-month public health detailing campaign (one-to-one educational visits) about judicious opioid analgesic prescribing conducted among health care providers in Staten Island, New York City, in 2013. Methods. Three detailing campaign recommendations were (1) a 3-day supply of opioids is usually sufficient for acute pain, (2) avoid prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain, and (3) avoid high-dose opioid prescriptions. Evaluation consisted of a knowledge survey, and assessing prescribing rates and median day supply per prescription. Prescribing data from the 3-month period before the campaign were compared with 2 sequential 3-month periods after the campaign. Results. Among 866 health care providers visited, knowledge increased for all 3 recommendations (P

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  • Kattan, J.A. & Tuazon, E. & Paone, D. & Dowell, D. & Vo, L. & Starrels, J.L. & Jones, C.M. & Kunins, H.V., 2016. "Public health detailing-A successful strategy to promote judicious opioid analgesic prescribing," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(8), pages 1430-1438.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303274_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303274
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    1. Yonatan Ben-Shalom & Megan McIntyre & Jia Pu & Marisa Shenk & Wenjia Zhu & William Shaw, "undated". "Workers’ Compensation and the Opioid Epidemic: State of the Field in Opioid Prescription Management," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 47a571e0762b43389e5f8e2b3, Mathematica Policy Research.

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