Budget Amendment ID: FY2016-S3-810

EHS 810

PMP Innovation Pilot Program

Mr. Keenan and Ms. O'Connor Ives moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting the following new line item:-

xxxx-xxxx     For a pilot program, to be administered by the department of public health, to stimulate prescription drug monitoring program utilization and innovation, the purpose of which shall be to promote the integration of the prescription drug monitoring program with commonly used electronic health records software, and other end-user software innovations. The department shall identify not fewer than three regions with a high incidence of prescription opiate drug addiction, and shall, in each region, and in collaboration with the Massachusetts Medical Society, the Massachusetts Association of Pharmacists, the Massachusetts Independent Pharmacists Association, and the Massachusetts Hospital Association, select one pharmacy, one hospital department, and one private practice facility to participate in the pilot program. The department shall solicit end-user software and application designs that: (i) improve ease of access and utilization of the prescription drug monitoring program for practitioners; (ii) support integration of the prescription drug monitoring program with the electronic health records software used at each location within a region; and, (iii) allow practitioners to compile and visualize data in a manner that supports the development of best practices for prescribing and dispensing as relevant to each location. A different design shall be selected for implementation in each of the three regions, and selection criteria established by the department shall consider each design’s scalability. The department may collaborate with the Massachusetts Technology Park, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Corridor, regional chambers of commerce, or any other innovation and technology hub to solicit said designs from sources within the Commonwealth ……………………… $500,000