Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content
Book/Report

Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Is There a Role for Physician Education?

Schnell M, Currie J. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research; August 2017. Working Paper No. 23645.

Save
Print
August 23, 2017
Schnell M, Currie J. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research; August 2017. Working Paper No. 23645.
View more articles from the same authors.

Overprescribing is seen as a contributor to the current opioid epidemic. This working paper explores the potential role that physician education and medical school quality have on prescribing behaviors. Analyzing data from 2006–2014, the authors found that lower ranked institutions wrote more opioid prescriptions and conclude that physician education may be a logical focus of improvement efforts. A recent PSNet perspective explored opioid overdose as a patient safety problem.

Save
Print
Cite
Citation

Schnell M, Currie J. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research; August 2017. Working Paper No. 23645.

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Related Resources