The Washington legislature directed the medical associations in the state to develop opioid prescribing guidelines for their professions by 2019. This 4 page document briefly explains the guidelines developed for podiatric physicians. Funding Source: Washington Department of Health
The Washington Medical Commission prepared these slides for presentations to allopathic physicians about the opioid prescribing guidelines adopted in 2019. The slides briefly review what is covered by the guidelines and what is excluded, discuss continuing medical education requirements, describe requirements to check the prescription monitoring program, and offer advice on incorporating the changes in practice. Funding Source: Washington Medical Commission
The Washington Medical Commission published this one page guide for allopathic physicians in the state about the new opioid prescribing guidelines. This document summarizes the changes made with the new guidelines. Funding Source: Washington Medical Commission
The Washington Medical Commission published this guide for allopathic physicians in the state about the new opioid prescribing guidelines. This 7 page summary of the new rules provides an overview of the changes to practice for physicians. Funding Source: Washington Medical Commission
The Washington legislature directed the medical associations in the state to develop opioid prescribing guidelines for their professions by 2019. This 4 page document briefly explains the guidelines developed for osteopathic physicians and osteopathic physician assistants. Funding Source: Washington State Department of Health
The Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) collects deindentified data from state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to identify trends in controlled substance prescribing and dispensing and indicators of non-medical use and diversion. This 2015 report summarizes the data from Washington’s PDMP
Report of a study comparing opioid prescribing rates in 2016 by dentists in the United States and England. The authors found that the proportion of prescriptions written by US dentists was 37 times greater than the proportion written by English dentists. Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institutes of Health
The Washington legislature directed the medical associations in the state to develop opioid prescribing guidelines for their professions by 2019. This 4 page document briefly explains the guidelines developed for advanced registered nurse practitioners. Funding Source: Washington State Department of Health
The Washington legislature required all 5 medical licensing boards to develop opioid prescribing guidelines by January 1, 2019. This 4 page document provides information for prescribers on jointly prescribing naloxone with opioid prescriptions and includes a summary of the prescribing guideline requirements on naloxone for nurses, dentists, allopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians, and podiatrists. Funding Source: Washington State Department of Health
This 2 page document provides a brief overview of the development of opioid prescribing guidelines in Washington state. In 2017, the legislature directed the state’s 5 health care prescribing boards and commissions (medical, dental, nursing, osteopathic, and podiatric) to adopt opioid prescribing guidelines. This document summarizes the guideline development process and compares the 5 guidelines