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Prescription drugs
Congressman calls for HHS opioid epidemic electronic database
Repository would enable easier access to information to combat public health crisis, says Rep. Bob Latta.
CDC improves efforts to collect opioid epidemic data
Agency funding helps states enhance prescription drug monitoring programs, says Debra Houry, MD.
CDC awards $28.6M to help states collect data on opioid overdoses
Agency looks to scale up prescription drug monitoring programs serving as databases for patient prescribing histories.
Analytics platform helps Palmetto Health curb opioid abuse
Integrated with its Cerner EHR, tool enables healthcare system to identify usage patterns and those patients at potential risk for drug misuse.
Intermountain deploys HIT in attempt to cut opioid prescribing by 40 percent
Health system adding EHR prompts and default order sets to reduce the total number of tablets prescribed by more than 5 million annually.
Deaconess Health using analytics to check opioid use
Clinicians access risk scores via its EHR to identify patients who may need intervention, says Diane Hunt, MD.
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Opioid epidemic makes EHRs essential to public health
Irv Lichtenwald
President and CEO
Medsphere Systems Corp.
Opioids are the greatest drug overdose crisis in U.S. history
Trump declares opioid epidemic a national emergency
Possible actions could include reforming regulations that stop providers from sharing patient records of individuals with substance use disorders.
States need to share prescription data to combat opioid crisis, finds commission
Presidential panel says prescribing records are critical to fighting the drug epidemic, but state programs are not sharing the information.
Nebraska to use state HIE to track all filled prescriptions
Program is expected to help identify opioid abuse issues to allow intervention, says Deb Bass.
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