This podcast, hosted by the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), discusses patient matching and Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs).
This podcast provides an overview of patient matching in the context of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs), explaining the challenges and opportunities for PDMPs in this area and detailing the efforts of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology or ONC. The podcast provides an overview of patient matching, explains the challenges and opportunities for PDMPs in this area, and details the efforts of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology or ONC. The podcast features an expert on patient matching, Carmen Smiley. Carmen has served as an Information Technology Specialist in ONC since 2016. She is ONC’s subject matter expert in patient matching, the technical lead on electronic prescribing, and the lead or contributor to other efforts across the agency focused on leveraging health IT to address the opioid epidemic.