[Case Study] Integrating Opioid Assessment Tool with a Major EHR
A Massachusetts based healthcare IT vendor offering online assessment tools for behavioral health, pain management, and prescription drug safety. The customer has a notable partnership with FDA (US Food & Drug Administration) to assist in evaluation of opioid related drug abuse
The Context
Opioid misuse and addiction is a rising national health crisis in America claiming lives at an alarming rate of 90 a day and a resultant economic burden of $78.5 billion a year. To control this crisis, the US Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) urged all medical communities and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to device strategies and develop solutions to combat the issue.
The Need
- Enhance the usability and market demand of a cloud based opioid risk and pain assessment tool by enabling cutting edge integration with multiple EHRs