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An Opioid Stewardship Self‑Assessment
Manual
With VigiLanz Pharmacy Surveillance
1. Near real-time opioid use monitoring
Manual
Pharmacists manually review orders as they come in or discover during rounds.
With VigiLanz Pharmacy Surveillance
Opioid use is monitored in near real time based on continual calculation of morphine milligram equivalents (MME), number of opioids administered, or pain scores.
2. Duplicate indication review
Manual
A daily morning report, or reviewed as orders come in.
With VigiLanz Pharmacy Surveillance
Every new order is automatically checked for duplicate indications, overall or by route.
3. Pain score and indication-based administration review
Manual
Spreadsheets that take too much time to find useful.
With VigiLanz Pharmacy Surveillance
A near real-time rule reviews each PRN opioid administration against the indication and last pain score, with an interactive dashboard for drill-down by administered, location, and drug on a custom layout.
4. Naloxone usage review
Manual
A weekly report flags patients who received naloxone, and the team reviews the chart to confirm whether opioids were administered prior, and the dose.
With VigiLanz Pharmacy Surveillance
Alerts notify the medication safety pharmacist when naloxone is administered and opioids were given prior. An interactive report shows usage per 1,000 patient days with and without opioids, with drill-down to locations, patient details, and MME in the prior 24 hours.
5. Discharge opioid prescription monitoring
Manual
Pharmacists try to review discharge prescriptions during rounds before the patient leaves.
With VigiLanz Pharmacy Surveillance
A rule notifies the team when an order is added to the med list for review. Reports detail the ordering provider when the order exceeds 3 or 5 days, broken out into an interactive dashboard.
6. Uncontrolled pain identification
Manual
A nurse notifies the team, or finds in a review of the patient chart.
With VigiLanz Pharmacy Surveillance
A rule alerts on the number of pain scores above 8 in a 24-hour period, or on the number of opioid administrations.
If you’re still relying on manual chart review, your opioid stewardship program may be missing time-sensitive opportunities.
Schedule a demo to see how VigiLanz Pharmacy Surveillance can strengthen your stewardship program.
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