Assessment of Probable Opioid Use Disorder Using Electronic Health Record Documentation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Electronic health records are a potentially valuable source of information for identifying patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).

Objective

To evaluate whether proxy measures from electronic health record data can be used reliably to identify patients with probable OUD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) (DSM-5) criteria.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed individuals within the Geisinger health system who were prescribed opioids between December 31, 2000, and May 31, 2017, using a mixed-methods approach. The cohort was identified from 16 253 patients enrolled in a contract-based, Geisinger-specific medication monitoring program (GMMP) for opioid use, including pat

SUBMITTER: Palumbo SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489858 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature