A feasibility study shows many providers intended to continue using the tool, although some said they did not have sufficient time or did not need the tool. A new report shows that an app designed to ...

After Maryland became one of the top five states for opioid-related deaths in 2017, Annapolis-based Anne Arundel Health System created a formula to measure opioid overprescribing within its EHR system ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration issued a six-month rule extension that allows doctors to prescribe some controlled medications via ...

Until recently, providers were prohibited from electronically prescribing controlled substances, but requiring electronic prescriptions for these drugs could be the key to fight opioid abuse. In a ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia found that tailored feedback to surgeons dramatically reduces excessive opioid prescriptions for common surgeries ...