Study protocol for evaluating Six Building Blocks for opioid management implementation in primary care practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Six Building Blocks for improving opioid management (6BBs) is a program for improving the management of patients in primary care practices who are on long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. The 6BBs include building leadership and consensus; aligning policies, patient agreements, and workflows; tracking and monitoring patient care; conducting planned, patient-centered visits; tailoring care for complex patients; and measuring success. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded the development of a 6BBs implementation guide: a step-by-step approach for independently implementing the 6BBs in a practice. This mixed-method study seeks to assess practices' use of the implementation guide to implement the 6BBs and the effectiveness of 6BBs implementation on o

SUBMITTER: Shoemaker-Hunt SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427954 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature