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OPEN examines data, clinical practices and strategies to support better pain management, opioid stewardship, policy, treatment and care.
Provider Characteristics Associated with Outpatient Opioid Prescribing After Surgery
Cron DC, Lee JS, Dupree JM, et al. Provider Characteristics Associated With Outpatient Opioid Prescribing After Surgery. Ann Surg. 2020;271(4):680-685. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000003013- Advanced practice providers account for 1-in-5 postoperative opioid prescriptions.
- Postoperative opioid prescriptions written by advanced practice providers are 18% larger than those written by physicians.