Health care providers will now receive automatic alerts when a patient overdoses in Ohio.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System will begin alerting health care providers about patients who have experienced a non-fatal drug overdose.The new alerts are aimed at preventing deaths by allowing prescribers to better coordinate care and offer treatment options for opioid use disorders.The automated prescription reporting system will flag patients who were discharged from an Ohio emergency department for an overdose anytime after April 8, 2024."The goal of this alert is to give us an extra chance to save someone's life," DeWine said. "The research shows us that people who have recently experienced a non-fatal overdose are at a higher risk to overdose again in the near future, and that they often have regular interactions with the healthcare system - including pharmacists and prescribers. This new alert system will be a valuable tool allowing our healthcare providers the opportunity to educate and offer treatment and prevention options to these individuals before a tragedy occurs."The state says that more than one in four people who died of overdoses in 2022 received a prescription for a controlled substance within 60 days of their death. Nearly one in three people had overdosed previously.
Health care providers will now receive automatic alerts when a patient overdoses in Ohio.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System will begin alerting health care providers about patients who have experienced a non-fatal drug overdose.
The new alerts are aimed at preventing deaths by allowing prescribers to better coordinate care and offer treatment options for opioid use disorders.
The automated prescription reporting system will flag patients who were discharged from an Ohio emergency department for an overdose anytime after April 8, 2024.
"The goal of this alert is to give us an extra chance to save someone's life," DeWine said. "The research shows us that people who have recently experienced a non-fatal overdose are at a higher risk to overdose again in the near future, and that they often have regular interactions with the healthcare system - including pharmacists and prescribers. This new alert system will be a valuable tool allowing our healthcare providers the opportunity to educate and offer treatment and prevention options to these individuals before a tragedy occurs."
The state says that more than one in four people who died of overdoses in 2022 received a prescription for a controlled substance within 60 days of their death. Nearly one in three people had overdosed previously.