Reducing Opioid Availability with Improved Prescribing Practices
Reducing Opioid Availability with Improved Prescribing Practices
6 PagesCopyright © 201 8 Health Catalyst 1 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION Integrated Delivery System PRODUCTS Health Catalyst ® Data Operating System (DOS TM ) Platform Success Story Reducing Opioid Availability with Improved Prescribing Practices EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Historical approaches to the use of opioids in pain management have been associated with overprescribing and have inadvertently contributed to the opioid abuse crisis. Optimizing the use of opioids can help reduce the number of excess pills circulating in the community. Allina Health, a not-for-profit health system serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin, achieved previous success in reducing opioid prescriptions in outpatient settings through the adoption of standard practices. Though Allina Health had initial success with it
