A little bit of a follow-up to yesterday’s post on adverse events – and because it was mentioned on EM:RAP a couple months ago.
This is the group up in Washington state that is trying to cut down on the number of narcotics being diverted from their Emergency Department into the community. It’s a nice discussion and something that if you’re not already doing something about it, you’re not doing enough. A unified strategy across their entire department helps keep patients and physicians on the same page and standardizes their treatment. I know at a small critical access hospital at which I work, some patients will call ahead to see which physician is working – since they know they won’t be getting their usual fix with certain docs.