Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
3-2022
Abstract
A Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) is an electronic database that tracks controlled substance prescriptions in a state. PDMPs can provide health authorities timely information about prescribing and patient behaviors that contribute to the epidemic and facilitate an agile and directed response. Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS) aimed to eliminate paper prescriptions by allowing clinical prescribers to write prescriptions electronically, making them digital and trackable for both the prescriber and the pharmacist and has been an essential part of any health information technology system, as well as a requirement for 'meaningful use' (Blumenthal & Tavenner, 2010). However, one of the single most difficult challenges for any prescriber was distinguishing between the legitimate prescription of controlled substances and the prescription potentially used for illegitimate purposes (Preuss et al., 2021).
Recommended Citation
Archana Suwal, Jemimah Okonjo, Stacie Deslich, Alberto Coustasse. Association of Electronic Medical Records and Opioid Prescription. In Proceedings of the Appalachian Research in Business Symposium 9th Annual Conference, March 24-25, 2022. Kristen Wilson, editor. Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky. 147-158.
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