Title

Naloxone Co-Prescribing Across a Large Health System: A Quality Improvement Project

Authors

Marc D. Kimball, Maine Medical Center
Sarah Hemphill, Maine Medical Center
Kristen Silvia, Maine Medical Center

Files

Description

Introduction:

• Naloxone availability and administration saves lives

• The CDC recommends naloxone co-prescribing for patients with OUD and other eligibility criteria

• Maine Medical Center’s baseline was found to be 6% in one clinic. This held true across the entire MaineHealth system.

Publication Date

2021

Publisher

Maine Medical Center

City

Portland, Maine

Keywords

Naloxone, Quality Improvement, Co-Prescribing, System wide Prescribing, Online Education

Disciplines

Medical Education | Public Health

Comments

Marc Kimball- Fellow

Recommended Citation

Kimball, Marc D.; Hemphill, Sarah; and Silvia, Kristen, "Naloxone Co-Prescribing Across a Large Health System: A Quality Improvement Project" (2021). Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021. 34.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2021/34