Objectives: To develop a systems approach to identify, for furtherevaluation, patients with potential controlled substance misuseor mismanagement using software queries applied toadministrative health ...

When prescribing prescription opioids, physicians can manually query a state database to access a patient’s history of opioid use, a system designed to monitor and prevent the abuse of controlled ...

State officials Tuesday unveiled improvements to their prescription medication tracking system, including the capability to instantly flag whether patients are abusing those drugs -- an issue ...

California is slated to launch its upgraded prescription drug database July 1, but the database may not be compatible with healthcare facilities’ computer systems, according to a Los Angeles Times ...

California doctors would be required to check a statewide database before prescribing narcotics under a bill moving through the state Legislature. Currently it is voluntary to check the state's ...