The Impact of State Level Public Policy, Prescriber Education, and Patient Factors on Opioid Prescribing in Elective Orthopedic Surgery: Findings From a Tertiary, Academic Setting.
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2021-02
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The United States is in the midst of an opioid misuse epidemic. There have been recent changes to North Carolina's public policy leading to institutional education attempting to reduce high-risk opioid prescribing. This study investigated whether state-level and institutional efforts were associated with provider-level changes in opioid prescriptions after common orthopedic surgeries.Patients and methods
Six-week post-operative opioid prescribing in patients 18 years or older undergoing high-volume elective surgeries were reviewed retrospectively. Three patient cohorts from equivalent calendar year periods were included in this analysis; preceding policy implementation (January 1, 2017, to March 31, 2017), immediately after policy implementation (January 1, 2018, to March 31, 2018), and 1 year after policy implementation (January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2019). Multivariable models were constructed to evaluate the effects of public policy and institutional education on postoperative opioid prescribing.Results
The mean (standard deviation) amount of oxycodone 5-mg equivalents prescribed at discharge decreased from 75.6 (53.2) in 2017 to 55.7 (36.2) in 2018 and then 45.6 (32.6) in 2019 (P < .05). Similarly, 6-week postoperative cumulative oxycodone 5-mg equivalents prescribed also significantly decreased from 123.3 (145.8) in 2017 to 84.1 (90.3) in 2018 and to 80.2 (150.1) in 2019. Other outcomes including prescription duration and rates of outlier prescribing showed similar trends.Conclusion
In a North Carolina tertiary academic hospital, opioid prescribing decreased after public policy implementation and an institutional response of education for prescribers within a national context of changing practices in opioid prescribing. State-level public policy and prescriber education could be important avenues for decreasing postoperative opioid prescription in orthopedic settings.Type
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Cunningham, Daniel J, Steven Z George and Brian D Lewis (2021). The Impact of State Level Public Policy, Prescriber Education, and Patient Factors on Opioid Prescribing in Elective Orthopedic Surgery: Findings From a Tertiary, Academic Setting. Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes, 5(1). pp. 23–34. 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.08.006 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/22523.
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Steven Zachary George
Dr. George’s primary interest is research involving biopsychosocial models for the prevention and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders. His long term goals are to 1) improve accuracy for predicting who is going to develop chronic pain; and 2) identify non-pharmacological treatment options that limit the development of chronic pain conditions. Dr. George is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, United States Association of the Study of Pain, and International Association for the Study of Pain.
Dr. George’s research projects have been supported by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and Orthopaedic Academy of the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. George and his collaborators have authored over 330 peer-reviewed publications in leading medical, orthopaedic surgery, physical therapy, rehabilitation, and pain research journals. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. Dr. George has also been involved with clinical practice guideline development for the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and the American Psychological Association.
Dr. George has been recognized with prestigious research awards from the American Physical Therapy Association, American Pain Society, and International Association for the Study of Pain. For example from the American Physical Therapy Association: he was named the 21st John H.P. Maley Lecturer, recognized as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow in 2017, and selected for the Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy in 2022.
Brian David Lewis
I am an assistant professor in the department of orthopaedics. My sub-specialty interest is in hip surgery including arthroplasty and non-arthoplasty hip surgery. This includes the treatment of osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, hip impingement, labral tears, as well as various tendon disorders around the hip.
The research interests include outcomes research for hip surgeries, hip movement disorders related to hip conditions, and factors influencing opioid use in post-surgical patients.
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