The Impact of a Statewide Mandatory Prescription Drug Monitoring Program on Opioid Prescribing by Emergency Medicine Providers Across 15 Hospitals in a Single Health System

• A state-mandated PDMP reduced opioid prescribing among emergency medicine providers.• There was heterogeneity in opioid prescribing across hospitals as well as by patient diagnosis.• PDMP-associated reductions in opioid prescriptions could curb the prescription opioid epidemic.

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