<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
prescription	B-Algorithm
monitoring	I-Algorithm
programs	I-Algorithm
(	O
PMPs	O
)	O
or	O
prescription	B-Algorithm
drug	I-Algorithm
monitoring	I-Algorithm
programs	I-Algorithm
(	O
PDMPs	O
)	O
are	O
state-run	O
programs	O
which	O
collect	O
and	O
distribute	O
data	O
about	O
the	O
prescription	O
and	O
dispensation	O
of	O
federally	O
controlled	O
substances	O
and	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
state	O
requirements	O
,	O
other	O
potentially	O
abusable	O
prescription	O
drugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prescription	B-Algorithm
drug	I-Algorithm
monitoring	I-Algorithm
programs	I-Algorithm
,	O
or	O
PDMPs	O
,	O
are	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
one	O
initiative	O
proposed	O
to	O
alleviate	O
effects	O
of	O
the	O
opioid	O
crisis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDMPs	O
have	O
been	O
implemented	O
in	O
state	O
legislations	O
since	O
1939	O
in	O
California	O
,	O
a	O
time	O
before	O
electronic	B-Application
medical	I-Application
records	I-Application
,	O
though	O
implementation	O
increased	O
with	O
s	O
awareness	O
of	O
overprescribing	O
of	O
opioids	O
and	O
overdose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
being	O
done	O
by	O
integrating	O
PDMP	O
reports	O
with	O
other	O
health	O
information	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
health	O
information	O
exchanges	O
(	O
HIE	O
)	O
,	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
record	I-Application
(	O
EHR	O
)	O
systems	O
,	O
and/	O
or	O
pharmacy	O
dispensing	O
software	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
program	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
in	O
nine	O
states	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
PDMP	O
Electronic	B-Application
Health	I-Application
Records	I-Application
Integration	O
and	O
Interoperability	O
Expansion	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
PEHRIIE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monthly	O
?	O
Rhode	O
Island	O
RI	O
ASAP	O
4.2	O
Web	O
Portal	O
Prescription	B-Algorithm
Monitoring	I-Algorithm
Program	I-Algorithm
(	O
PMP	O
)	O
Phone	O
:	O
401.222.2840	O
2	O
-	O
3	O
Source	O
Monthly	O
?	O
South	O
Carolina	O
SC	O
ASAP	O
4.2	O
sFTP	O
Appriss:855-525-4767	O
2	O
-	O
4	O
Source	O
Monthly	O
?	O
South	O
Dakota	O
SD	O
ASAP	O
2009	O
v4.1	O
sFTP	O
Appriss:855-525-4767	O
2	O
-	O
4	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
NarxCare	O
is	O
a	O
prescription	B-Algorithm
drug	I-Algorithm
monitoring	I-Algorithm
program	I-Algorithm
(	O
PDMP	O
)	O
run	O
by	O
Bamboo	O
Health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prescription	B-Algorithm
Monitoring	I-Algorithm
Programs	I-Algorithm
are	O
purported	O
to	O
offer	O
economic	O
benefits	O
for	O
the	O
states	O
who	O
implement	O
them	O
by	O
decreasing	O
overall	O
health	O
care	O
costs	O
,	O
lost	O
productivity	O
,	O
and	O
investigation	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
Duke	O
Law	O
Journal	O
,	O
Jennifer	O
Oliva	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
black-box	B-Device
algorithms	O
"	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
