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SUBMITTER: Wen H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5625882 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wen Hefei H Schackman Bruce R BR Aden Brandon B Bao Yuhua Y
Health affairs (Project Hope) 20170401 4
Prescription drug monitoring programs are promising tools to use in addressing the prescription opioid epidemic, yet prescribers' participation in these state-run programs remained low as of 2014. Statutory mandates for prescribers to register with their state's program, use it, or both are believed to be effective tools to realize the programs' full potential. Our analysis of aggregate Medicaid drug utilization data indicates that state mandates for prescriber registration or use adopted in 201 ...[more]