All Patients That Chose To Stop Opioids for NMCP ( Group B , N = 12 )
TABLE 5 : Analysis of Patients Discontinuing Opioids ( Group B ) Prior To ISOMP During ISOMP Change % Change
Paired T-Test P-Value ( Two-sided )
Months ( 38 ) 19 19 0 0.00 % N / A
Patient Encounters Total Number of Encounters 104 79 -25 -24.04 % p = 0.2857 Total Number of Opioid-Related Encounters 32 42 10 31.25 % p = 0.4149
Total Number of Encounters Not Related to Opioid Management
72 37 -35 -48.61 % p = 0.0614
Work RVUs Total Work RVUs for all Encounters 129.48 106.74 -22.74 -17.56 % p = 0.4730
Total Work RVUs for all Opioid-Related Encounters
Total Work RVUs for all Encounters not Related to Opioid Management
45.34 61.81 16.47 36.33 % p = 0.3656
84.14 44.93 -39.21 -46.60 % p = 0.1132
Average Work RVUs 1.25 1.35 0.1 8.00 % p = 0.1994
Average Work RVUs Opioid-Related Encounters
Average Work RVUs not Related to Opioid Management
1.417 1.472 0.055 3.88 % p = 0.7956
1.169 1.214 0.045 3.85 % p = 0.0850
All Patients That Chose To Stop Opioids After ISOMP Began ( Group B , N = 12 )
On Opioids Off Opioids
Absolute Change
% Change
Paired T-Test P-Value ( Two-sided )
Months ( Average ) 5.58 13.42 7.84 140.50 % N / A
Patient Encounters Total Number of Encounters 34 45 11 32.35 % p = 0.0048 Number of Encounters Per Month 6.09 3.35 -2.74 -44.99 % N / A
Number of Opioid-Related Encounters Per Month
Number of Encounters not Related to Opioids Per Month
3.23 1.79 -1.44 -44.58 % p = 0.0688
2.87 1.56 -1.31 -45.64 % p = 0.0082
Work RVUs All Encounters 47.11 59.63 12.52 26.58 % p = 0.0067 Encounters Per Month 8.44 4.44 -4 -47.39 % N / A
Number of Opioid-Related Encounters Per Month
Number of Encounters Per Month not Related to Opioid Management
4.9 2.57 -2.33 -47.55 % p = 0.0967
3.54 1.88 -1.66 -46.89 % p = 0.0196
Average for all Encounters 1.39 1.33 -0.06 -4.32 % p = 0.7860
Average for Opioid-Related Encounters 1.52 1.435 -0.085 -5.59 % p = 0.9570
Average for Encounters not Related to Opioid Management
RVU = relative value unit ; p < 0.05 is significant
1.234 1.199 -0.035 -2.84 % p = 0.0102
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