Abstract
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 2.1 million people had an opioid use disorder and 42,249 people died from overdosing on opioids in 2016.[...]it may not assist in the national crisis since a lack of EHR interoperability prohibits the creation of a statewide or nationwide database of opioid prescribing habits.[...]several states have enacted their own legislation to require providers to check the state's prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) before prescribing opioids.According to a study pub - lished in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found few differences before and after providers were given reports on their prescribing habits.5 Clearly, more information does not necessarily yield greater results.[...]to truly change the opioid prescribing habits of providers, standardizing the process and reducing the impact on workflow may prove essential.