IMPROVING PDMP WORKFLOWS
PDMP Solutions for Interstate Data-Sharing
PMP InterConnect® supports a national network for PDMP data sharing by serving as a secure, vendor-neutral platform that enables states to exchange controlled substance prescription data across jurisdictional lines. Here’s why it’s critical:
- Addresses the mobility of substance use, patients often cross state lines, and without a national data exchange, critical prescription history can be missed.
- Supports compliance with federal initiatives like CDC guidelines and ONC interoperability rules.
- Improves care coordination and public safety by giving clinicians a broader view of patient behavior.
THE SOLUTION
PMP InterConnect® & PMP Gateway®
Proven, powerful tools in the fight against opioid abuse.
THE NETWORK
PMP InterConnect
PMP InterConnect, the only national network of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs), is a secure data-sharing hub that breaks down siloes and enables the sharing of PDMP data across state lines, providing clinicians and pharmacists with a more complete patient history upon which to make decisions.
THE PLATFORM
PMP GATEWAY
PMP Gateway integrates PDMP data, analytics, insights and resources into electronic health records, health information exchanges, and pharmacy management system workflows, making it easy and efficient for healthcare providers and pharmacists to access patient information, in line with state laws, before prescribing/dispensing additional medication.
INTER-STATE COMMUNICATION
The Power of Bi-Directional Data-Sharing
Interstate bi-directional data-sharing in Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) improves care coordination and patient safety across state lines. By giving providers a more complete view of prescription histories, it helps prevent misuse and supports better health outcomes.
DATA-SHARING BENEFITS
Bi-Directional
One-Way
Enhances Patient Safety Across State Lines
When providers can access prescription data from neighboring states, they’re better equipped to identify potential risks such as duplicative therapies or dangerous drug interactions—no matter where a patient filled their prescription.
Supports Continuity of Care for Mobile Populations
Patients often cross state borders for work, travel, or care. Bi-directional data-sharing ensures healthcare professionals have a complete picture of a patient’s controlled substance history, supporting safer, more coordinated treatment.
Strengthens Public Health
Aggregated and shared data across state lines helps health officials identify emerging trends and patterns in prescription drug use, enabling more timely and informed responses to potential public health concerns.
Reduces Gaps in Prescription Oversight
State-to-state collaboration helps close information gaps that can otherwise be exploited, such as “doctor shopping” across borders. This enhances the integrity and effectiveness of PDMPs.
Empowers Informed Decision-Making for Providers and Pharmacists
Real-time, cross-state access to prescription data equips clinicians and pharmacists with the insights they need to make confident, evidence-based decisions—ultimately improving patient outcomes.
MEASURING IMPACT
Data-Sharing Success Stories
“The use of (PDMPs) and electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) technology is critical to improving opioid prescribing practices, informing treatment decisions and supporting safe and effective patient care. … It is important to ensure that integration drives value by embedding data in clinician workflows and powering actionable decision support tools to combat the opioid crisis.” – Chelsea Richwine and Jordan Everson
4.22 Minutes Saved
per patient served using the PMP Gateway workflow integration.
99% Decrease
in doctor shopping since the launch of the PMP Gateway.
