This podcast provides an insight into some of the innovations and challenges of PDMPs as a data system tool to address prescription drug abuse, misuse, and overdoses.  This podcast features some of the key people working to optimize the utilization of these state data systems: David “Dave” Hopkins, former program manager, Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting System (KASPER) at the Office of Inspector General; Rodd Kelly, Program Manager, Massachusetts PDMP at the Department of Public Health; Chris Baumgartner, Drug Systems Director, Washington State Department of Health; Meghna Patel, Deputy Secretary, Health Innovation at the Pennsylvania Department of Health; and Michelle Ricco-Jonas, PDMP Director, New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy.

A transcript of this podcast is available at http://s.iir.com/Innovations-Challenges-PDMPs.

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