Opioids

EHR Data Sharing Shows Promise for Public Health Monitoring of Drug Use

November 7, 2023 - EHR data sharing can support near-real-time information access on drug use-related healthcare use to guide clinical and public health responses, according to a study published in Health Affairs. Researchers leveraged the Minnesota EHR Consortium, a data sharing collaboration across health systems in Minnesota. The study used hospital and...

Read More


More Articles

Transparency Key for Default Opioid Dosing EHR Interventions

by Hannah Nelson

EHR interventions to change default dosing settings for opioid prescriptions may be feasible to implement in various surgical populations, especially if the new settings are evidence-based, according...

Nebraska HIE Expands PDMP Use for Public Health Surveillance

by Hannah Nelson

ONC is working to address the opioid epidemic through its support for nationwide health information exchange (HIE), including prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), according to a HealthITBuzz...

MO Set to Launch Statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

by Sarai Rodriguez

Missouri is the latest and the last state to launch a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) EHR integration. The program aims to curb statewide opioid addiction by improving prescribing practices...

ONC Data Shows Increase in ePrescribing Adoption for Controlled Substances

by Hannah Nelson

Recent policy efforts have effectively increased ePrescribing for controlled substances (EPCS). However, continued work to support EHR integration of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) is...

$1.4M Grant Supports PDMP EHR Integration to Combat Opioid Crisis

by Sarai Rodriguez

The Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) is expanding its effort to address the opioid crisis with $1.4 million in grant funding to support PDMP EHR integration throughout New...

Using CDS Alerts to Drive Patient Safety, Opioid Stewardship

by Hannah Nelson

Healthcare organizations are looking to improve opioid stewardship as harm related to opioid use continues to escalate. CDC data shows that opioid overdose deaths increased by more than 36 percent in 2020. While the opioid epidemic has...

Combatting the Opioid Crisis Through PDMP EHR Integrations

by Hannah Nelson

As the drug overdose crisis continues to grow, an interactive tool from CDC and ONC aims to improve opioid prescribing by helping support Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) EHR...

Lower Opioid Prescription EHR Defaults Linked to Prescribing Reduction

by Hannah Nelson

Decreasing the default number of doses in opioid prescriptions written in EHR systems was associated with a reduction in opioid prescribing among pediatric otolaryngology patients, according to a study...

Wisconsin Eliminates Cost Barriers for ePDMP EHR Integration

by Sarai Rodriguez

Wisconsin Secretary of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Dawn Crim, has eliminated cost barriers that could potentially prevent an Enhanced Prescription Drug Monitoring Program...

How ePrescribing Health IT for Controlled Substances Supports Patient Safety

by Hannah Nelson

Increased adoption of ePrescribing health IT for controlled substances is set to boost patient safety and mitigate clinician burden, according to an ONC HealthITBuzz blog post. Data from the American...

EHR Integration Boosts Primary Care Clinician PDMP Query Rate

by Hannah Nelson

EHR integration of a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) increased primary care clinician adherence to recommended prescribing practices for controlled substances such as opioids,...

Opioid Prescribing Dips After State-Mandated ePrescribing Program

by Hannah Nelson

Physicians prescribed fewer opioids after the implementation of a state-mandated opioid ePrescribing program, according to a study published in The Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online. Researchers...

COVID-19 Triggers Increase in ePrescribing, Interoperability Tools

by Christopher Jason

During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers increased interoperability tool adoption to boost healthcare management, price transparency, and specialty medications, according to a Surescripts...

Modifying EHR Prescribing Settings Can Improve Prescribing Patterns

by Christopher Jason

Optimizing EHR opioid prescribing default settings can boost prescribing patterns, according to a study published in JMIR Publications. Furthermore, reducing the duration of an opioid prescription and...

CT to Implement Statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

by Christopher Jason

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection’s Drug Control Division announced a statewide EHR integration of its prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) after receiving $1.3 million in...

MO Sens Finalize Bill to Further Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

by Christopher Jason

Following years of debate among Missouri lawmakers, state senators might have perfected the bill to implement a statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), which would make it the final...

How to Integrate a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program into the EHR

by Christopher Jason

Every time a prescriber writes a prescription, she taps a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) if it is available at her health organization. This platform gives prescribers a complete...

Increased ePrescribing Interoperability is Needed for Patient Safety

by Christopher Jason

Increased ePrescribing interoperability between prescribers and pharmacies is crucial to decreased prescription drug errors and increased patient safety, according to a study published in the Journal...

A Unique Patient Identifier Decreases Adverse Drug Interactions

by Christopher Jason

Developing an enhanced patient identification strategy, such as a National Patient Identifier (NPI), across separate data sources can boost patient safety and limit adverse drug-to-drug interactions,...

Recent Articles