If best prescribing practice is assuring the safety of a patient’s medication, use the PDMP.
Integrate the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) into your workflow.
The PDMP used to be a cumbersome, optional tool for closing the communication gap between prescribers and pharmacists. The PDMP today is an integrative service easily incorporated into your workflow. Available features include:
Single sign-on
EHR integration
Assigning staff delegates
Three things to know about the PDMP
It’s Mandatory
In July 2018, the Oregon Health Authority made it mandatory for all prescribing clinicians to have an active PDMP account. However, use of the PDMP remains voluntary, and it is largely unused by providers in general. The burden falls to pharmacists to verify a patient’s prescription history. When discrepancies or concerns arise, pharmacies contact the prescribing physician for the safety of the patient.
It’s Efficient
Integration of the PDMP provides prescribers accurate and timely information at the point of care to reduce inappropriate prescriptions, improve patient outcomes, and promote informed prescribing. The PDMP gateway integrates into existing health IT systems and clinician workflows, saving physicians time and reducing system redundancies.
It’s Safest
Better communication between pharmacists, physicians, and other prescribing healthcare providers is essential to increasing patient’s quality of care and overall wellbeing. The goal of the PDMP is to close the gap in communication between prescribers and pharmacies to best manage patient prescriptions.
Integrate the PDMP in your practice today.
The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is one of the most important steps you can take to reducing your patient’s risk of opioid overdose.