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Using Data to Reduce Opioids in Orthopedics
9 minutes Posted Jan 5, 2021 at 3:17 pm.
] The interview that started the initiative
] Joining the Vizient collaborative
] An opioid problem in Pennsylvania
] The challenge of provider variation
] Physicians and data
] One slide is all that’s needed
] Telling the story
] Data transparency and benchmarking
] Taking the approach to other clinical areas
] The role of Vizient’s CDB
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Lehigh Valley Health Network recently participated in a Vizient Performance Improvement Collaborative that reduced the use of opioids in orthopedic surgery. The key to success was convincing clinicians to join the initiative and fully participate. On this podcast, you’ll hear from two leaders at Lehigh Valley who share how they used data to accomplish this goal.
 
Guest speakers:
Matthew McCambridge, MD, MHQS
Senior Vice President
Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer
Lehigh Valley Health Network
 
Joshua Rosentel, BSN, RN
Senior Clinical Quality Information Specialist
Lehigh Valley Health Network
 
Moderator:
Marilyn Sherrill, RN, MBA, CNOR, CPHQ
Knowledge Transfer Director
Vizient
 
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Links | Resources:
Program handout from October 28, 2020 Vizient Medical Leadership Series webcast Click here
Link to October 28 webcast Click here
“The Opioid Epidemic: Impact on Orthopaedic Surgery” (Journal of the AAOS) Click here
 
For more information, email [email protected]
 
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