State unveils patient information tool to assist doctors prescribing opioids

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing on Wednesday showcased a new online patient dashboard that health providers can use to monitor opioid use before making prescription decisions.
The feature, set to go live Thursday, tracks a metric called "morphine milligram equivalents" that represents a patient's current level of opioid use; the number of prescribers the patient has visited for opioids within the last six months; and the number of pharmacies th