Provider Bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical Records at a Hospital Emergency Department

Provider Bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical Records at a Hospital Emergency Department

Abstract Background Physicians do not prescribe opioid analgesics for pain treatment equally across groups, and such disparities may pose significant public health concerns. Although research suggests that institutional constraints and cultural stereotypes influence doctors’ treatment of pain, prior...

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Main Authors: Lisa A. Keister, Chad Stecher, Brian Aronson, William McConnell, Joshua Hustedt, James W. Moody
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Opioids
Prescription bias
Emergency departments
Electronic medical records
Undertreatment
Crowding
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11551-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11551-9

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