Arizona adopted a law requiring all Arizona health care providers to use electronic prescribing for all Schedule II controlled substances by January 1, 2020. This 2 page document answers frequently asked questions about the electronic prescribing program. Continue reading
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Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substance: Click for Control – HER Vendor Cost Sheet
Arizona adopted a law requiring all Arizona health care providers to use electronic prescribing for all Schedule II controlled substances by January 1, 2020. This one page document summarizes costs associated with adopting electronic prescribing of controlled substances in the most widely Continue reading
Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substance: Click for Control – An Arizona Campaign to Increase the E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances
Arizona adopted a law requiring all Arizona health care providers to use electronic prescribing for all Schedule II controlled substances by January 1, 2020. This one page fact sheet explains the new requirement and describes the benefits of electronic prescribing. Continue reading
House Bill 2075: Arizona Revised Statutes Relating to Prescription Orders
This 2019 legislation, signed by Arizona’s governor, requires all health care providers to use electronic prescribing for all Schedule II controlled substances by January 1, 2020. Continue reading
Data Use Agreement for Prehospital Opioid Overdose Reporting
The state of Arizona has a program for first responders to report any out-of-hospital suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, and out-of-hospital use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose. Emergency medical services, law enforcement and other first responder Continue reading
Prehospital Opioid/Opiate Overdose Reporting Reporting Tool Instructions for Law Enforcement and Non-AZ-PIERS EMS Agencies
The state of Arizona has a program for first responders to report any out-of-hospital suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, and out-of-hospital use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose. This document provides instructions for first responders on using the AZ-PIERS system to report overdose incidents. Continue reading
PBSS Data Brief: Patient Risk Measures for Controlled Substance Prescriptions in Idaho, 2012-2014
The Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) collects deidentified data from state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to identify trends in controlled substance prescribing and dispensing and indicators of non-medical use and diversion. This 2016 report summarizes the data from Idaho’s PDMP. Continue reading
PBSS Data Brief: Decline in Patient Prescription Risk Measures in Florida, 2011-2015
The Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) collects deidentified data from state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to identify trends in controlled substance prescribing and dispensing and indicators of non-medical use and diversion. This 2016 report summarizes the data from Florida’s PDMP. Continue reading
PBSS Data Brief: Patient Risk Measures for Controlled Substance Prescriptions in Delaware, 2012-2015
The Prescription Behavior Surveillance System (PBSS) collects deidentified data from state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to identify trends in controlled substance prescribing and dispensing and indicators of non-medical use and diversion. This 2016 report summarizes the data from Delaware’s PDMP. Continue reading
Opioid Task Force 2019 Progress Report
This 2019 report from the American Medical Association’s Opioid Task Force includes recommendations for physicians and health care providers and policymakers in addressing the opioid epidemic. Continue reading