PURPOSE Six key elements of opioid medication management redesign in primary care
have been previously identified. Here, we examine the effect of implementing these Six …

Abstract Background The TOPCARE and TEACH randomized controlled trials demonstrated
the efficacy of a multi-faceted intervention to promote guideline-adherent long-term opioid …

Background: The challenge of responding to prescription opioid overuse within the United
States has fallen disproportionately on the primary care clinic setting. Here we describe a …

Objective: Guidelines for appropriate management of chronic opioid therapy are
underutilized by primary care physicians (PCPs). The authors hypothesized that developing …

Rationale, aims, and objectives The United States is in the midst of a public health epidemic
with more than 40 people dying each day from prescription opioid overdoses. Health care …

Background Rates of opioid prescribing tripled in the USA between 1999 and 2015 and
were associated with significant increases in opioid misuse and overdose death. Roughly …

Background Clinician utilization of practice guidelines can reduce inappropriate opioid
prescribing and harm in chronic non-cancer pain; yet, implementation of “opioid guidelines” …

Background Systematic implementation of guidelines for opioid therapy management in
chronic non-cancer pain can reduce opioid-related harms. However, implementation of …

Multiple barriers have been described for reducing opioid prescribing by primary care
providers. We describe a quality improvement report on the effects of a series of focused …

Introduction: Opioid use disorder (OUD) affects 2 million Americans, yet many patients do
not receive treatment. Lack of team-based care is a common barrier for office-based opioid …