It's time to adopt electronic prescriptions for opioids

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 265, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 693-694

  Gawande, Atul A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; NOTE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SURGEONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85008689713     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002133     Document Type: Note

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