BHA480 Case 3

BHA480 Case 3 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Institutional Affiliations Course Name and Number Due Date BHA480 Case 3 The various Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) Health IT Standards provide the foundation for experts to offer distinguished care through information technology. Thus, this paper investigates prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP), integrating the healthcare enterprise (IHE), and fast healthcare interoperability resources (FHIR) by outlining their overview, application in clinical settings, benefits, and potential adverse effects. Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) This state-run health IT standard has operated in the United States since 2003. Alogailia et al. (2020) indicate that its conceptualization arose from the need for government and healthcare systems to address the worsening substance abuse through data sharing. Thus, its use in the U.S. has significantly boosted the creation of a comprehensive electronic database that assists healthcare systems in tackling drug abuse challenges. Healthcare providers use PDMP databases to identify patients vulnerable to substance addiction or overdose. The data assists them in tracking and monitoring the patient’s use of scheduled medications, making it easy to determine appropriate interventions that do not complicate their health outcomes (Alogailia et al., 2020). Thus, PDMP boosts care quality while caring for patients with substance abuse issues. The benefits of PDMP are varied and comprise the capacity of the standard to strengthen the healthcare system to solve illegal drug prescriptions. Alogailia et al. (2020) state that PDMP informs proper monitoring of controlled drug misuse nationwide and averts flawed prescriptions in healthcare facilities. Thus, the approach improves quality care in healthcare settings. PDMP may trigger a chilling effect characterized by a denial of treatment using opioid analgesics due to practitioners’ hesitancy to recommend flagged medications (Smith et al., 2023). Others may avoid patients with a problematic history. Thus, PDMP may emerge as a care barrier. Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) IHE highlights the global program that influences standard use to promote interoperability of technology systems within the health sector and boost electronic health records effectiveness. Hussey and Kennedy (2021) indicate that IHE has existed for over 20 years, enabling the utilization of diverse standards, incl...