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How HIE Tools Can Bridge the SDOH Data Interoperability Gap

August 23, 2023 - While the HITECH Act of 2009 spurred widespread EHR adoption across healthcare organizations, national health information exchange (HIE) investments have largely left out community-based referral organizations, limiting social determinants of health (SDOH) data interoperability. SDOH data exchange is key for improving population health, with factors such as housing, food and nutrition,...

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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...

$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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

How a Health System Cut Opioid Prescribing Rates, Clinician Burden

by Christopher Jason

With an opioid prescribing rate 38 percent higher than the rest of the nation, the opioid epidemic has hit Kentucky hard. Although the state passed a law in 2012 requiring physicians to check the...

DE Starts Prescription Drug Monitoring Program EHR Integration

by Christopher Jason

The Delaware Division of Professional Regulation announced a statewide EHR integration of its prescription drug monitoring program. Delaware will utilize Appriss Health’s PMP Gateway solution...

What is a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, EHR Integration?

by Christopher Jason

Prescribers use a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) each time they write a prescription as part of the industry’s efforts to stem the opioid crisis. These EHR-integrated systems, which...

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