Healthcare Informatics: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new policy requiring Indian Health Service (IHS) clinicians to utilize their state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) databases prior to prescribing or dispensing any opioid for more than seven days.
The new policy is part of several actions HHS announced this week aimed at combating the nation’s opioid epidemic.
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