Feasibility Study of a Quasi‐experimental Regional Opioid Safety Prescribing Program in Veterans Health Administration Emergency Departments

Abstract

Due to the high volume of patients and the vital role the ED plays in patient treatment and hospital admissions, it is evident that the ED is an important site for QI programs as well as the implementation of opioid safety measures. Given the findings of this pilot, we believe that implementation of a national Veterans Affairs ED OSI implementation is feasible practice.