Nudging Dentists to Prescribe Fewer Opioids through Audit and Feedback

Presentation Time: 08:15 AM - 08:30 AM

Abstract Keywords: Behavioral Change, Clinical Decision Support, Human-computer Interaction, Informatics Implementation, Patient Safety
Primary Track: Applications
Programmatic Theme: Clinical Informatics

This randomized controlled study investigated the efficacy of electronic audit and feedback (A&F) dashboards, sent monthly, in reducing opioid prescriptions by dentists. Dashboards included EHR data about a provider's own prescribing behavior and a comparison to peers. Results indicated a significant reduction in opioid prescriptions with both standard and enhanced A&F dashboards compared to controls. These findings highlight the potential of informatics approaches in mitigating unnecessary opioid prescriptions in dental care.

Speaker(s):
Muhammad Walji, PhD
UTHealth Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics

Author(s):
Muhammad Walji, PhD - UTHealth Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics; Sayali Tungare, BDS, MPH, PHD - UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry; Swaroop Gantela, MD - UTHealth Houston McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics; Krishna Kumar Kookal, MS - UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry; Alfa-Ibrahim Yansane, PhD - UCSF School of Dentistry; Emily Sedlock, MPH - UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry; Arthur Jeske, DDS, PhD - UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry; Todd Johnson, PhD - UT Health School of Biomedical Informatics;