Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Is There a Role for Physician Education?

This is an academic paper that shows that there is a strong relationship between medical school rank and opioid prescribing. Physicians who completed their initial training at top medical schools wrote significantly fewer opioid prescriptions annually than physicians from lower ranked schools, even within the same specialty and practice location, highlighting the importance of the impact of physician education on opioid prescribing. 

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Prevention
Response Approach
Cautious Opioid Prescribing
Peer-reviewed Article
Citation

Schnell, M., Currie, J. (2018). Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Is There a Role for Physician Education?. American Journal of Health Economics4(3), 383–410.