Opioid Adverse Drug Events: Keeping a Pulse Check on Health Care Facility’s Events

A recent study found that adverse drug events are the most common adverse events, and as many as 25% of those adverse drug events have been found to be preventable (Bates et al., 2023).

Health Quality Innovators (HQI) created the Opioid Adverse Drug Event Review Tool to document next steps, or actions to be taken after an investigation or analysis of the event (such as sharing findings with appropriate staff or committees, or policy changes).

This tool can be used internally, as part of a formal review process and informally, and to determine the need for additional tools or resources to assist in decreasing future events.