1. Opioid prescription trends among American Head and Neck Society fellowship graduates.
- Author
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Patel R, Nguyen J, Choudhry HS, Lemdani MS, and Park RCW
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- Humans, United States, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Medicare, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Drug Prescriptions, Analgesics, Opioid therapeutic use, Fellowships and Scholarships
- Abstract
Background: Opioids are commonly used to manage the pain of head and neck (HN) cancer patients., Methods: Retrospective cohort of graduates from American Head and Neck Society accredited fellowships from 1997 to 2018. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Part D Provider Utilization and Payment database 2014-2019 was cross-referenced with provider names to identify opioid prescription trends., Results: From 2014 to 2019, there was no significant difference in the average number of opioid beneficiaries per provider (18.02 vs. 18.10, p = 0.586) or opioid claims per provider (28.06 vs. 26.73, p = 0.708). The average total opioid day supply per beneficiary declined from 11.09 to 7.05 days from 2014 to 2019 (p < 0.001). In 2019, providers in the Northeast had the lowest prescribed opioid day supply (3.67 days) compared to those from the South who had the highest (10.32 days)., Conclusions: Opioid prescription length has significantly declined among HN surgeons, with variations across geographic regions., (© 2023 The Authors. Head & Neck published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2023
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