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The Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network (Michigan OPEN) is an effort to develop a preventive approach to the opioid epidemic in the state of Michigan by tailoring postoperative and acute care opioid prescribing. We know that one of the most common reasons for opioid prescribing is surgical care and recovery and yet there are no guidelines to direct postoperative opioid prescribing. The lack of evidence-based guidelines for postoperative and acute care opioid prescribing has contributed to a surplus of opioid pills within patients’ homes and communities, increasing the potential for diversion and nonmedical use.
Through a partnership with Michigan’s network of clinician-led Collaborative Quality Initiative (CQI) programs, Michigan OPEN is working with 72 hospitals across the state to 1) increase prescription opioid awareness among patients and providers, 2) obtain detailed data, and 3) identify and disseminate best practices in postoperative and acute care opioid prescribing.