Patient-centered opioid prescription guidance at hospital discharge
The Development and Evaluation of a Patient-Centered Opioid Discharge Prescribing Guideline within the Electronic Health Record of a Health System
This project will build and use an electronic health record tool to give personalized opioid prescription advice to people leaving the hospital after surgery.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of South Carolina at Columbia NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Columbia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11143059 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From your perspective, the team will add a tool to the hospital's electronic records that looks at your pain, prior opioid use, and the procedure you had to suggest an appropriate opioid prescription when you go home. Clinicians will see tailored recommendations at discharge and the team will track prescriptions, pain control, and follow-up care to see what happens after patients leave. Patients and clinicians will give feedback so the tool can be improved, and the system will test the tool across participating hospitals to see how it works in real practice.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are patients undergoing surgery who may receive an opioid prescription at hospital discharge.
Not a fit: People who are not having surgery or who already take long-term opioid therapy are unlikely to benefit directly from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could reduce extra pills left over after surgery while helping ensure people get enough pain relief when they go home.
How similar studies have performed: Prior EHR default-setting and clinical decision-support efforts have reduced opioid prescribing, but tailoring discharge prescriptions to each patient's pain profile is a newer approach.
Where this research is happening
Columbia, United States
- University of South Carolina at Columbia — Columbia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Brooks, John M — University of South Carolina at Columbia
- Study coordinator: Brooks, John M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.