Recommendations Associated With Reduced Opioid Prescribing In Michigan, but Challenges Remain

Persistent postsurgical opioid use in Michigan decreased by 0.5% compared with other states after the University of Michigan released its evidence-based prescribing recommendations in October 2017, but researchers are still investigating factors for overprescribing among physicians, according to a presentation at the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Stoelting Conference on “Transforming Anesthetic Care: A Deep Dive Into Medication Errors and Opioid Safety,” in Somerville,