The impact of automatic physician review of prescription drug monitoring program data on opioid prescribing in a Maryland statewide hospital system.

Background And Aims: Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) were implemented to decrease dangerous opioid prescribing but have had variable results. This report details how automatic PDMP review changed opioid prescribing across a statewide medical system.

Design: An observational study.

Utility of the History and Physical Examination in the Detection of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Emergency Department Patients.

Chest pain accounts for approximately 6% of all emergency department (ED) visits and is the most common reason for emergency hospital admission. One of the most serious diagnoses emergency physicians must consider is acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This is both common and serious, as ischemic heart disease remains the single biggest cause of death in the western world.