Single-Center Analysis of Analgesic Drug Use after TJA

Apr 30, 2020 | Opioids, Research

A study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy sought to identify risk factors for the increased use of opioids and other analgesics one year after hip or knee replacement surgery. The single-center study, involving analysis of 13,000 hip and knee replacement...

New Opioid Protocol at Rothman Includes Cannabinoids

Dec 19, 2019 | Opioids

After the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia instituted new protocols for pain control, they have decreased opioid prescribing, consumption and refills. According to a report in Orthopedics Today, these new protocols have been in place for a few years now with good...

OrthoCarolina Implements Opioid Protocol

Sep 19, 2019 | Opioids

Narcotic prescribing guidelines have been implemented by OrthoCarolina with the goal to reduce the amount of narcotics prescribed following orthopaedic procedures. “These guidelines, which are now in line with protocols mandated by the state of the North Carolina,...

CMS Hosting Opioid Listening Session

Sep 12, 2019 | Opioids

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a series of listening sessions related to implementing the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery & Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients & Communities Act of 2018. Starting...

National Spotlight on State Efforts to End Opioid Epidemic

Sep 12, 2019 | Opioids

The American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health conducted an in-depth analysis of the response to the opioid epidemic by four states: Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. The analysis focuses on state efforts in six key areas to identify...

AAHKS Members Surveyed on Opioid Prescribing

Aug 29, 2019 | Opioids, Research

A survey of AAHKS members on opioid prescribing has been published as a study in Orthopedics. According to Charles P. Hannon, MD, who is the lead on the AAHKS opioid awareness task force, the study “demonstrates the significant variability in opioid prescribing after...