Research Grants
Funding For:
Promoting Better Pain Management Outcomes: Precision Decision Support for Opioid Prescription
Prescription Drugs / Substance Use
Recipient:
Ritu Agarwal, University of Maryland
Grant Period:
Jan 01, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017
AMOUNT:
$50,000.00
Summary of the Project:
This study will use claims data for active-duty U.S. Army personnel to investigate the feasibility and impact of a personalized decision support system that can assist physicians with prescribing decisions by predicting a patient’s risk of developing opioid dependence. The work has the potential to improve opioid prescribing practices and minimize the likelihood of opioid addiction.
Media Coverage
October 21, 2019
"The Value of Shorter Initial Opioid Prescriptions: A Simulation Evaluation"
Learn MoreAuthor: Bjarnadóttir MV, Anderson DR, Prasad K, Agarwal R, Nelson DA