What you might want to know:

– The State of Hawaii has partnered with Bamboo Well being, a supplier of real-time healthcare intelligence options, to broaden the state's efforts to fight opioid overdoses.

– The mixing will present healthcare suppliers and pharmacists throughout Hawaii with seamless entry to Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) knowledge, enabling extra knowledgeable prescribing choices and lowering the danger of opioid misuse.

Integrating PDMP knowledge into scientific workflows

By way of Bamboo Well being's PMP Gateway® and PMP AWARxE® options, healthcare professionals in Hawaii can now instantly entry vital PDMP knowledge inside their present digital well being data (EHRs) and pharmacy administration methods. This integration offers real-time visibility right into a affected person's managed substance prescription historical past, permitting healthcare suppliers and pharmacists to:

• Establish potential dangers: Detect patterns of opioid abuse or potential overprescribing.
• Make knowledgeable prescribing choices: Prescribe managed substances safely and responsibly.
• Enhance affected person security: Scale back the danger of opioid overdoses and uncomfortable side effects.
• Enhance care coordination: Facilitate communication and collaboration between healthcare suppliers concerned in a affected person's care.

“Superior prescribing oversight improves the standard of care in our communities and combats the rise in overdoses. We’re giving our healthcare suppliers the instruments they should make knowledgeable choices and enhance well being outcomes for the individuals of Hawaii,” stated Michael Hartsock, Appearing Administrator of the Narcotics Enforcement Division.