Emergency Department Attending Physician Variation in Opioid Prescribing in Low Acuity Back Pain

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" Emergency Department Attending Physician Variation in Opioid Prescribing in Low Acuity Back Pain "
Hoppe, Jason A.; McStay, Christopher; Sun, Benjamin; Capp, Roberta

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	932545
Doc. No	:	LA7v6867t3
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Hoppe, Jason A.; McStay, Christopher; Sun, Benjamin; Capp, Roberta
Title & Author	:	Emergency Department Attending Physician Variation in Opioid Prescribing in Low Acuity Back Pain [Article]\ Hoppe, Jason A.; McStay, Christopher; Sun, Benjamin; Capp, Roberta
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	18/6
Date	:	2017
Abstract	:	Introduction: Despite treatment guidelines suggesting alternatives, as well as evidence of a lackof benefit and evidence of poor long-term outcomes, opioid analgesics are commonly prescribedfor back pain from the emergency department (ED). Variability in opioid prescribing suggests a lackof consensus and an opportunity to standardize and improve care. We evaluated the variation inattending emergency physician (EP) opioid prescribing for patients with uncomplicated, low acuityback pain (LABP).