A critical component to fighting the opioid epidemic is arming those on the front lines — providers and pharmacists — with complete, accurate and timely data regarding the Rx history of the patient in front of them. To accomplish that goal, however, a real-time patient safety system needs to be implemented. In this session, presenters will describe challenges faced by current systems that provide patient Rx information, how to address those challenges and details on how common-sense solutions can be implemented at the federal level with a data-enabled element.

UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Identify challenges in the current Rx monitoring system.
- Understand how a patient safety system solution addresses shortcomings in the current system.
- Learn how and through what authorities this type of solution can be implemented at the federal level.