Yi Yang, MD, PhD

Articles

February 10th 2023

Continuity of Opioid Prescribing Among Older Adults on Long-term Opioids

Sujith Ramachandran, PhD Monika Salkar, PhD Kaustuv Bhattacharya, PhD John P. Bentley, PhD Shishir Maharjan, MS Ike Eriator, MD Gerald McGwin, PhD Max J. Mauney, BA Yi Yang, MD, PhD

Among older adults with chronic noncancer pain on long-term opioid therapy, greater continuity of opioid prescribing was significantly associated with fewer opioid-related adverse outcomes.

November 17th 2014

Adoption of Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances Among Providers and Pharmacies

Meghan Hufstader Gabriel, PhD Yi Yang, MD, PhD Varun Vaidya, PhD Tricia Lee Wilkins, PharmD, PhD

We present the first reported national trends in the adoption of electronic prescription of controlled substances, from July 2012 to December 2013. The results show that the uptake rates of this newly allowed process are steadily increasing.