Mobile tech helps surgery practice write fewer opioid prescriptions, check with PDMP

Healthcare IT News: The orthopedic surgeons at Affiliated Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of Maryland have recently adopted a mobile medication management application to better handle the prescribing and workflow processes of a practice where each doctor writes about 30 prescriptions per day for controlled substances, including opioids for pain management.

It is easier for patients who just had surgery to get their prescriptions electronically sent to the pharmacy rather than having to physically drop off the prescription.

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