Changes in Prescribing by Provider Type Following a State Prescription Opioid Restriction Law.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many states have implemented opioid days' supply restriction policies, leading to reductions in opioid prescribing. Although research within certain provider types exist, no study has evaluated a restriction policy by various provider types.

Objective

To evaluate changes in opioid utilization following a days' supply restriction policy stratified by provider type: surgery, emergency medicine, primary care, specialty care, and dentistry.

Design

Interrupted time series (ITS) PARTICIPANTS: Opioid prescription claims of patients in a private health plan serving a large Florida employer from 1/1/2015 to 3/31/2019. Provider types were determined using the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Code associated with the national provider identifier (NPI).

Interventions

SUBMITTER: Valdes IL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9198141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature