How, Why, and for Whom Do Emergency Medicine Providers Use Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs?

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1122-1131

  Smith, Robert J ^a   Kilaru, Austin S ^a,b   Perrone, Jeanmarie ^a   Paciotti, Breah ^a   Barg, Frances K ^a   Gadsden, Sarah M ^a   Meisel, Zachary F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency Care; Healthcare Providers; Prescription Monitoring Programs; Prescription Opioids

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DATA BASE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG MONITORING; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; DRUG MONITORING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84932198968     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12700     Document Type: Article

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