Meeting
Abstract Number: 114
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: As of December 2015, 49 states initiated the CMS mandated legislation on “Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.” Yet opiates continue to be commonly prescribed in older adults, despite their well-known risks. This study aims to determine patterns of opiate prescribing, specifically in hospitalized older adults and their impact on outcomes. Methods: This one year retrospective […]