Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing: Optimizing Office Systems
Clinical teams often struggle when tasked with re-engineering their office systems to reduce the potential for opioid misuse, addiction or diversion while ensuring safe evidence-based care of their patients with chronic pain. This training module will help all clinicians and their clinical teammates change their approach and processes to address this operational challenge. This module highlights the critical roles each team member (the physician, the nurse, and the front office staff) plays as they work collaboratively within a clinic/office. By focusing on the clinical workflow, the team can identify each team-member's specific role and clearly develop a system that is consistent and reliable. A defined workflow, with assigned staff and electronic systems in place to track all key data and facilitate communication can ensure optimized clinical care.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:
- Recognize different care models to support patients with chronic pain
- Identify evidence-based tools to assess patient's risk for substance use disorders
- Create and implement workflows that incorporate assessment and clinical management tools
- Provide approaches to develop and use effective individualized treatment plans
Additional Information
Available Credit
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
This course is provided by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
To access the course, you will be redirected to the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine's website. You will need to log in or create a new account with Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine in order to complete the activity.