Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

In this episode, Dr. Kevin Koo joins Dr. Andrew Harris, Chair of AUA's Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Committee, for a conversation on opioid prescribing practices and patient-reported pain outcomes following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). They discuss the development and implementation of a tailored opioid prescribing algorithm that reduced unnecessary prescriptions, ensured adequate pain management, and highlighted the importance of multimodal analgesia in postoperative care.