Sponsored by the Cardinal Health Foundation

In this episode we talk with Dr. Barry R. Meisenberg, chair of the Department of Medicine at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC). He serves as the physician leader for quality improvement and patient safety initiatives. We discuss the operational changes that spurred a 65 percent decrease in opioid prescribing by physicians in the AAMC system. We explore the leadership, innovation and collaboration between prescribers, patients and pharmacists that was required to create this success story. The process is detailed further in this JAMA article https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2703950.

Also we learn about how the collaboration between the pharmacy and physician teams during the pandemic led to improved COVID-19 treatments.

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