Electronic-Prescribing Mandates Rapidly Multiplying

By 2020, at least 10 states will require electronic prescribing of opioids, and in some cases other drugs, in a strategy aimed at curbing opioid misuse that could also have benefits for workers’ comp. In Maine, electronic prescribing of opioids has been required since July 1, 2017, according to information compiled by Surescripts, an e-prescribing vendor. Connecticut began requiring electronic prescribing for controlled substances on Jan. 1 of this year. Oklahoma and North Carolina will follow suit on Jan. 1, 2020. Arizona will require e-prescribing of Schedule II controlled substance...