Provider beliefs on the Barriers and Facilitators to Prescription Monitoring Programs and Mandated Use.
Background: Underutilization of Prescription monitoring programs (PMP), especially in states where participation is voluntary could limit their impact against opioid epidemic. Objectives: To (1) examine PMP use among Iowa healthcare providers (HCPs); (2) identify factors prompting and impeding PMP use, and (3) assess beliefs toward mandating PMP use. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of Iowa HCPs was conducted using a 12-item questionnaire. Survey domains include demographics, current PMP utilization, conditions and barriers associated with PMP use, and perspectives on use mandates. Analyses were based on descriptive statistics, proportional odds and poisson regression models. Results: There were 704 usable responses. Almost all respondents were registered with the PMP with dentists having the lowest rate (p < .001). Nurse practitioners consulted the PMP for the largest proportion of prescriptions, while pharmacists and dentists used significantly less (p < .001). Lack of time was the most common reported barrier impeding PMP use. Red flag behaviors and unfamiliarity with patient were the most common conditions prompting PMP review. HCPs estimated their use of the PMP would significantly increase if integrated into their electronic health records (p < .001). Almost half of HCPs held the opinion that PMP use should never be mandated, although inter-provider variation was present with nurse practitioners most amenable to mandates. Discussion: HCPs displayed variation in PMP use. EMR integration appears to be a strategy for increasing PMP use. There was resistance to mandating PMP use for all controlled substances prescribed and dispensed, with some interest in mandates for new patients only or new controlled substance prescriptions only.
['Reist|Jeff|J|', 'Frazier|Joseph|J|', 'Rottingham|Alecia|A|', 'Welsh|Mackenzie|M|', 'Viyyuri|Brahmendra Reddy|BR|', 'Witry|Matthew|M|0000-0001-8381-7224']
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel D061891:Controlled Substances D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies D005260:Female D006282:Health Personnel D006801:Humans D008297:Male D010595:Pharmacists D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' D000073958:Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
barriers prescription monitoring program Opioids integration electronic medical record