Veterans are prescribed opioids at a higher rate of chronic pain. Mental health Problems and Substance disorder Than the general population. This is put to them Risk Opioid -related side effects and opioid disorders. Veterans Health Administration in response to concerns about opioid safety Opioid Safety Initiative It is also promoted by mandatory examination of all Veterans who have prescribed Opioids, a layered tool for the opioid risk management (STORM). STORM is a web -based dashboard that will help you assess the risk of experiencing opioid -related side effects, including death.
Partner’s Evidence -based Policy Resources Center (peprec)silver result Their recent storm evaluation. They found that high -risk Veterans were mandatory review of storms in the reduction of mortality. It also explains how the storm can be used as a dangerous mitigation intervention, suggesting the potential of predictive analysis tools for improving patient results. Read the entire brief here.
PEPREC, which supports most of the funds by quality study initiative within the Veterans Health Administration, participates in health economists, health services and public health research institutes, statistical programmers and policymakers to improve the lives of veterans and use high -quality quantitative methods to use evidence -centered innovation. It is a team that improves life.
