Doctor hopping and doctor shopping for prescription opioids associated with increased odds of high‐risk use

PURPOSE: Early detection of risky behaviors involving prescription opioids can assist prescribers in implementing safer prescribing. Patient‐to‐prescriber travel patterns may indicate potential opioid misuse. We introduce doctor hopping, patients bypassing nearby prescribers in favor of more distant...

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Autores principales: Young, Sean G., Hayes, Corey J., Aram, Jonathan, Tait, Mark A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Original Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31168860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4838

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31168860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4838

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