Senate Committee To Discuss Role Of Data, Technology In Combating Opioid Crisis

The Senate health committee will discuss on Feb. 27 the role technology and data, including prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), have in preventing and treating opioid addiction, the committee announced Tuesday (Feb. 20). The upcoming discussion is the fifth in a series of hearings the Senate health committee is holding on the opioid crisis. “Data and technology, such as states’ Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, show great promise in helping fight this heartbreaking crisis. I am looking forward to hearing about...