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Opioid Management 2021
Insights from CHIME’s “Healthcare’s Most Wired”—An Update on Strategies Employed by Advanced Ambulatory Healthcare Organizations
Author
Bob Cash
Author
Cathy McCabe
On an annual basis, acute care, ambulatory, and long-term/post–acute care organizations take part in CHIME’s HealthCare’s Most Wired survey, with the overall goal of improving healthcare through the best use of available technology. Organizations are surveyed about their current adoption levels and strategies across many IT areas. This study looks at the responses of 263 ambulatory organizations in the United States to understand how organizations are using technology to battle opioid use disorder (OUD). It also compares the latest findings with trends from 2019 (see KLAS’ prior installment in this series).
All data in this report comes from CHIME’s Healthcare’s Most Wired 2021.
States Have Grown Much More Advanced in Use of Opioid Use Reduction ProgramsÂ
Healthcare organizations are increasingly using the full battery of tools available to them to combat OUD. The 38 states who have highly advanced programs (up from 27 in 2019) are typically using five or six tools, giving them more ways to tackle OUD.
More Organizations Have ePrescribing Module Connected to State/Regional PDMP Database
Healthcare organizations have made strides in the past two years connecting to their state or regional PDMP database—today, the vast majority of responding organizations are connected. 38 states (up from 24 in 2019) have at least 75% of responding organizations connected to the PDMP. Organizations report this connection is one of the most impactful ways to combat OUD.
Other Key Findings on Opioid Management Technology
In most organizations, the PDMP database is integrated into clinical workflows, prompting review and often offering decision support and other guidance for prescribing clinicians.
Writer
Amanda Wind Smith
Designer
Jess Wallace-Simpson
Project Manager
Natalie Jamison
This material is copyrighted. Any organization gaining unauthorized access to this report will be liable to compensate KLAS for the full retail price. Please see the KLAS DATA USE POLICY for information regarding use of this report. © 2024 KLAS Research, LLC. All Rights Reserved. NOTE: Performance scores may change significantly when including newly interviewed provider organizations, especially when added to a smaller sample size like in emerging markets with a small number of live clients. The findings presented are not meant to be conclusive data for an entire client base.