First of its kind electronic alert system prevents opioid misuse (video)

PRIMUM is Atrium Health's clinical decision support system used to address the patient safety issue involved with opioid prescriptions. The alert system, which is built into the hospital system's electronic medical records (EMR), accesses records across locations. The system gives prescribers real-time information to prevent high-risk prescriptions. Physicians are then able to better prescribe patients based off of these findings, ultimately reducing the number of opioids and benzodiazepines from …
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