Does electronic prescribing of controlled substances deter controlled substance prescribing in emergency departments?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) and controlled substance prescription patterns in U.S. emergency departments (ED).

Materials and methods

We conducted cross-sectional analysis at both the ED level and visit level, using the 2016-2017 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys.

Results

The sample included 24,296 visits to 316 EDs, 45% of which utilized EPCS. Pain-related visits were associated with significantly higher odds of prescriptions for any controlled substances (OR = 1.52; 95% CI: 1.32-1.75; p < 0.001) and Schedule II substances (OR = 2.13; 95% CI: 1.80-2.52; p < 0.001). Conditional on pain-related visits, EPCS was significantly associated with higher odds of any (OR 1.31; 95% CI: 1.08-1

SUBMITTER: Shimoga SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102399 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature