Opioid Prescribing Patterns of Board-Certified Emergency Physicians Compared With Other Physicians Practicing Emergency Medicine Among Medicare Part-D Beneficiaries Between 2018 and 2020 in the United States

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Yachana Bhakta · American Board of Emergency Medicine

Michael Gottlieb · Rush University Medical Center

Susan E. Farrell · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Suzanne R. White · Wayne State University

Kevin B. Joldersma · American Board of Emergency Medicine

Melissa A. Barton · American Board of Emergency Medicine

Chadd K. Kraus

Abstract

Board certification in EM was associated with lower opioid prescribing rates. The average TDS of opioids per Medicare beneficiary was lower for board-certified EM physicians compared to non-EM board-certified physicians staffing EDs between 2018 and 2020.

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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Patient Safety and Medication Errors

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Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open

Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 100324-100324

DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100324

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Opioid Prescribing Patterns of Board-Certified Emergency Physicians Compared With Other Physicians Practicing Emergency Medicine Among Medicare Part-D Beneficiaries Between 2018 and 2020 in the United States

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