Background Opioid overdoses have contributed significantly to mortality in the United States. Despite long-standing recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to co-prescribe naloxone for patients receiving opioids who are at high risk of overdose, compliance with these guidelines has remained low. Objectives The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a hospital-wide electronic health record (EHR)-based clinical decision support (CDS) tool designed to promote naloxone co-prescription for high-risk opioids.
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