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Goldfinch Health presents opioid-prevention "Billion Pill Pledge" to Senate committee; early Tennessee results show reductions in post-surgical opioid scripts
Summary
Goldfinch Health told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee its Tennessee program, funded by the Opioid Abatement Council, has helped over 240 patients at two facilities and reduced average opioid prescriptions after surgery by more than 40 percent in participating sites.
Goldfinch Health co-founder and pharmacist Brand Newland and Michael Doty, director of provider success for Goldfinch Health, described the company’s ‘‘Billion Pill Pledge’’ prevention program and its early results in Tennessee. Newland said the program launched in Tennessee on July 1, 2024, after the Opioid Abatement Council awarded grant funding to support a two‑year effort.
Why this matters: Goldfinch aims to reduce unnecessary opioid exposure after surgery by implementing enhanced recovery after surgery protocols, multimodal pain management, patient “prepared for surgery”…
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