Using a Resident-Led Process Improvement Committee to Change Pain Medication Prescribing Habits: Early Results

Presenter Information

Christina Jacovides, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
R. Zheng, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Brian Till, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Walker Lyons, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Nkosi Alvarez, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Zachary Callahan, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Keyur Patel, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Micaela L. Collins, MD, MPH, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
James Lee, MD, MPH, Thomas Jefferson University
John Kairys, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Start Date

5-28-2020 7:30 AM

End Date

5-28-2020 8:30 AM

Description

The aims of this project were to:

1. Streamline the ordering of IV and PO pain meds
2. Encourage the appropriate ordering of Ofirmev®

Keywords

Ofirmev, Acetaminophen, Order-set, Epic, Optimize

Comments

Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference