PDMP Integration in ePrescribing

The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) enhances patient safety by providing healthcare providers with quick access to controlled substance histories, helping prevent prescription misuse, and ensuring compliance with state regulations. In this integration, providers can view PDMP data directly within the ePrescribing workflow, offering insights on patient risk factors from PMP Gateway or NarxCare. By making this data readily available, providers can make informed, safe decisions about controlled prescriptions efficiently and accurately.

 

Steps for Prescribing Providers to Add and Send Controlled Prescriptions with Automatic PDMP Integration

This guide provides instructions for healthcare providers on using the Automatic PDMP feature, which seamlessly queries the PDMP database whenever a controlled substance is prescribed, ensuring state compliance and streamlined workflows.

Navigate to https://ehr.wrshealth.com/wrsadmin_new.

1. Create a controlled prescription in the Medications 2.0 page.

2. From the Current Note Prescription list, click “Send Prescriptions” (or select the send/envelope icon) to initiate the submission.

 

 

3. The system opens the “Send Prescription” page, displaying available PDMP data including Narcotics, Stimulants, Sedatives, and Overdose scores which you can review prior to finalizing the prescription.

 

4. Click the VIEW PDMP REPORT to check and review the following:

• Access Full PDMP Report (if needed): For a comprehensive review, and detailed PDMP report.
• Check NarxCare Alerts (if applicable): If NarxCare is enabled, review highlighted risk factors (e.g., opioid use, multiple prescribers) as indicated by visual alerts or icons for enhanced safety checks.

 

 

5. To finalize for sending, tick the PDMP Data review completed, then click the APPROVE & SIGN button, a confirmation message will appear.

 

Note:

• Practice users must have the necessary permissions enabled to create controlled prescriptions and access Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS) features.  
• The PDMP feature must also be activated for the practice.
• When practice users view notes in the “View Note > Prescriptions” section, they will see the confirmation message, “Prescriber checked PDMP database for this patient” displayed after all prescriptions.

 

 

 

How to Review and Approve PDMP Data in Task Queue for Controlled Prescriptions

When an ancillary staff create a controlled prescription and assign it to your task queue, relevant PDMP data will be readily available for review. This allows you to make informed decisions on whether to proceed with prescribing the controlled substance.

Login to your account >  https://ehr.wrshealth.com/wrsadmin_new.

1. Navigate to your task queue page, click Message > navigate to Task > Active.

 

 

5. Review the PDMP details displayed on the page, confirm that it includes:

• • Patient name and address
  • Medication name and dosage
  • Prescribing provider
  • Fill dates
  • Pharmacy details

6. Click the VIEW PDMP REPORT to check and review the following:

• • • Access Full PDMP Report (if needed): For a comprehensive review, and detailed PDMP report.
    • Check NarxCare Alerts (if applicable): If NarxCare is enabled, review highlighted risk factors (e.g., opioid use, multiple prescribers) as indicated by visual alerts or icons for enhanced safety checks.

 

 

7. To finalize the review, tick the PDMP Data review completed, then click the APPROVE & SIGN button, this will  trigger the MDToolbox Sign Off window.

 

8. The prescribing provider must be able to electronically Sign & Send the controlled prescription after entering the correct token password and security code.

 

Note: When practice users view notes in the “View Note > Prescriptions” section, they will see the confirmation message, “Prescriber checked PDMP database for this patient,” displayed after all prescriptions.

 

 

2. Each log entry will display the relevant information captured during the PDMP query. This enables you to verify and document PDMP-related actions effectively:

The log entry captures the following details:

• Date and time of the PDMP query.
• Provider’s name and ID who initiated the query.
• Patient’s name and ID for whom the query was made.
• Note ID associated with the query
• Prescription name associated with the query
• Query result status (e.g., successful, error, or no data found).

 

 

3. You may click the VIEW to review further details.

 

 

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