How Healthcare IT Can Work with PDMPs to Improve Patient Safety

Helping physicians gain complete vision into a patient’s medication history — especially for controlled substances — is just as much about ensuring patient safety as it is adding clinical workflow efficiencies. Creating safety nets for both physicians and patients is a critical part of the MEDHOST mission. During Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 8 – 14) and all throughout the year we salute those taking steps to make the healthcare journey more secure.

To drive patient safety awareness, we’re sharing a quick snapshot of the current PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program) landscape. Alongside the review is an overview on how