A Change Management Case Study for Safe Opioid Prescribing and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

[摘要] Background: Given that prescribing practices have contributed to the current opioid epidemic and that primary care clinicians are the largest prescribers of opioids, family physicians must consider the twin goals of safely prescribing opioids for patients with chronic pain while effectively identifying and treating those who have developed opioid use disorder (OUD). However, family physicians may feel constrained by a culture and systems in their offices that do not support achieving these twin goals.

[学科分类] 过敏症与临床免疫学

[关键词] Addictive Behavior;Boston;Chronic Pain;Family Physicians;Opioid-Related Disorders;Opioids;Pain Management;Patient-Centered Care;Primary Health Care;Quality Improvement