K
Kun Zhang
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 27
Citations - 1867
Kun Zhang is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medical prescription & Opioid overdose. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 21 publications receiving 1427 citations.
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Vital Signs: Changes in Opioid Prescribing in the United States, 2006-2015.
Gery P. Guy,Kun Zhang,Michele K. Bohm,Jan L. Losby,Brian Lewis,Randall Young,Louise B. Murphy,Deborah Dowell +7 more
TL;DR: Despite reductions in opioid prescribing in some parts of the country, the amount of opioids prescribed remains high relative to 1999 levels and varies substantially at the county-level, and health care providers should carefully weigh the benefits and risks when prescribing opioids.
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Mandatory Provider Review And Pain Clinic Laws Reduce The Amounts Of Opioids Prescribed And Overdose Death Rates
TL;DR: Combined implementation of mandated provider review of state-run prescription drug monitoring program data and pain clinic laws reduced opioid amounts prescribed and prescription opioid and heroin overdose death rates in the United States during 2006-13.
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Opioid Prescribing by Specialty and Volume in the U.S.
Gery P. Guy,Kun Zhang +1 more
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Opioid prescribing in emergency departments: the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing and misuse.
TL;DR: In this paper, the prevalence of indicators of potential ED opioid misuse and inappropriate prescription practices by ED providers in a large, commercially insured, adult population was determined by analyzing the Truven Health MarketScan Research Databases.
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Prescription Practices involving Opioid Analgesics among Americans with Medicaid, 2010
TL;DR: Indicators of potential opioid inappropriate use or prescribing among Medicaid enrollees are examined in the 2010 Truven Health MarketScan® Multi-State Medicaid database, which consisted of weighted and nationally representative data from 12 states.