Balancing Safety, Comfort, and Fall Risk: An Intervention to Limit Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions for Geriatric Patients

Balancing Safety, Comfort, and Fall Risk: An Intervention to Limit Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions for Geriatric Patients

Introduction This study reports on the impact of a clinical decision support tool embedded in the electronic medical record and characterizes the demographics, prescribing patterns, and risk factors associated with opioid and benzodiazepine misuse in the older adult population. Significance This stu...

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Main Authors: Ainsley Bloomer MD, Meghan Wally PhD, Gisele Bailey MS, Tamar Roomian MPH, Madhav Karunakar MD, Joseph R Hsu MD, Rachel Seymour PhD, Michael Beuhler MD, Michael Bosse MD, Michael Gibbs MD, Christopher Griggs MD, Steven Jarrett PharmD, Daniel Leas MD, Susan Odum PhD, Michael Runyon MD, Animita Saha MD, Ziquing Yu PhD, Brad Watling MD, Stephen Wyatt MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-09-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21514593221125616

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https://doi.org/10.1177/21514593221125616

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