PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sara E. Hallvik
AU  - Peter Geissert
AU  - Wayne Wakeland
AU  - Christi Hildebran
AU  - Jody Carson
AU  - Nicole O’Kane
AU  - Richard A. Deyo
TI  - Opioid-Prescribing Continuity and Risky Opioid Prescriptions
AID  - 10.1370/afm.2285
DP  - 2018 Sep 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 440--442
VI  - 16
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/16/5/440.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/16/5/440.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2018 Sep 01; 16
AB  - We aimed to better understand the association between opioid-prescribing continuity, risky prescribing patterns, and overdose risk. For this retrospective cohort study, we included patients with long-term opioid use, pulling data from Oregon’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), vital records, and hospital discharge registry. A continuity of care index (COCI) score was calculated for each patient, and we defined metrics to describe risky prescribing and overdose. As prescribing continuity increased, likelihood of filling risky opioid prescriptions and overdose hospitalization decreased. Prescribing continuity is an important factor associated with opioid harms and can be calculated using administrative pharmacy data.