Health care providers will receive new alerts when patient overdoses in Ohio

Health care providers will receive new alerts when 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.

Ohio prescription system begins flagging non-fatal ODs

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s prescription drug monitoring program will begin alerting healthcare providers about patients who have experienced non-fatal drug overdoses. The Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System, founded in 2006, will now identify patients who have experienced non-fatal drug overdoses and who were discharged from an Ohio emergency department on or after April 8, 2024. Only prescribers and pharmacists will have access to the alerts, which are i…

DeWine announces new effort to improve care coordination and reduce fatal drug overdoses | The Highland County Press

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Board of Pharmacy Executive Director Steven Schierholt announced this week that Ohio’s prescription drug monitoring program, known as the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS), will begin alerting healthcare providers about patients who have experienced a non-fatal drug overdose.

Governor DeWine Announces New Effort to Improve Care Coordination and Reduce Fatal Drug Overdoses

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Board of Pharmacy Executive Director Steven Schierholt announced today that Ohio’s prescription drug monitoring program, known as the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS), will begin alerting healthcare providers about patients who have experienced a non-fatal drug overdose. These alerts are intended to improve care coordination […]