A Qualitative Process Evaluation and Quality Improvement of a State Drug Overdose Reporting System Data Collection Approach.

ABSTRACT: Tennessee registered the second-highest drug overdose mortality rate of any state in 2022; such deaths have grown by 90% from 2019 to 2022. Tennessee has participated in the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) since 2018. An abstraction team synthesizes data for SUDORS from death certificates, autopsies, and other sources. The purpose of this study was to engage in a comprehensive qualitative evaluation of our SUDORS process to distill insights that could improve abstraction speed and quality while reducing abstractor burnout. We conducted 2 rounds of interviews and focus groups with all 7 members of the Tennessee abstraction team in late 2023 and early 2024. The researcher asked questions regarding the adequacy of the current project management approach and team co

SUBMITTER: Lazar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580068 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature