MCN’s customizable template, Clinical Medical Tips for Prescribing Opioids, is taken from our Pain Management Policy and Procedure Manual. MCN Healthcare’s proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals.

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Here is some sample content from Clinical Medical Tips for Prescribing Opioids:

	CLINICAL MEDICAL TIPS FOR PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS Obtain an informed consent so that there is no doubt about the treatment proposed and recommended. Your patients must agree that only you will prescribe controlled substances for their pain and that they will not go to the emergency room for pain medication without your permission. Perform thorough physical exams and obtain complete histories on your patients to determine what causes the pain. Screen your patients for substance abuse and potential addiction. Document everything. Every entry should be so carefully detailed that it could stand...
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	...the source of pain or a specialist in the overall disease process. Share the responsibility for prescribing opioid analgesics with another physician. Get your patients to agree to use only one pharmacy and explain to the pharmacist why you intend to prescribe long-term opioids. Does the pharmacist have any concerns about your patients receiving opioids? Make certain that the pharmacy stocks the medications you expect to prescribe. Monitor your patients regularly with follow-up...