Partners HealthCare today has fully integrated the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Prescription Awareness Tool (MassPAT) directly into it's Epic electronic health record (EHR) system. The integration marks Partners as the first healthcare network to have the tool immediately available to clinicians at the point-of-care and demonstrating a significant step forward in the Commonwealth’s efforts to align health care providers across Massachusetts on a common platform to monitor opioid
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Can Optimized EHR Data Help Healthcare Combat the Opioid Epidemic?
DrFirst’s Nick Barger explains how the EHR data at the right time can prevent opioids from getting into the wrong hands.While the debate on how to combat the infiltration and abuse of illegal narcotics in the U.S. languished for decades, something more sinister and formidable was growing. This new threat was not lurking in the shadows; instead, it was right under the noses and prescription pads of physicians— opioids.The abuse of prescription opioids has now become a national public health
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DrFirst Launches CURES 2.0 Integration Through MEDITECH EHR
Today, DrFirst unveiled its new integrated solution which enables easy access via MEDITECH EHR to California state databases to red-flag opioid ‘doctor shopping’ and reduce overall drug abuse. This newest initiative in DrFirst’s long-time fight to end the opioid epidemic is point-of-care technology that seamlessly connects MEDITECH’s EHR system and California’s prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP).Importance of CURES 2.0 integrationThis new CURES 2.0 integration is critical because it
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MEDITECH Integrates Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) Within Expanse EHR
EHR provider MEDITECH, today announced it is integrating one-tap access to state-regulated electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) that track controlled substance prescriptions, from directly within the MEDITECH Expanse EHR.MEDITECH Expanse EHR Integration DetailsAvailable from DrFirst, the PDMP database link allows prescribers to view controlled substance histories effortlessly from multiple PDMPs simultaneously as allowed by cooperating states, within the EHR prior to
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DrFirst Launches E-Prescribing App to Combat Opioid Over-Prescribing
DrFirst, a provider of in e-prescribing and medication management solutions, today announced the launch of iPrescribe, a mobile app that allows physicians to prescribe legend drugs and controlled substances while complying with state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) requirements. The iPrescribe app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.iPrescribe is the first mobile solution to optimize access to all the necessary tools physicians need to manage patients’
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