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Electronic medical record alert associated with reduced opioid and benzodiazepine coprescribing in high-risk Veteran patients.
January 17, 2018
Malte CA, Berger D, Saxon AJ, et al. Med Care. 2018;56(2):171-178.
Opioid and benzodiazepine coprescribing leads to increased risk for medication adverse events. This interrupted time-series analysis demonstrated that a computerized provider order entry alert about opioid and benzodiazepine coprescribing led to decreases in coprescribing for high-risk patients compared to the time period before the alert was introduced and compared to a control site that did not receive the alert. The authors conclude that medication alerts can reduce high-risk prescribing practices.
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