Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties Among Primary Care Providers Using an Electronic Health Record System - United States, 2014-2017
by from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on (#476T9)
Analysis of patient opioid prescription data from a national electronic health record vendor during 2014-2017 found that the percentage of patients prescribed an opioid was higher in rural than in urban areas.