Boosting Opioid Settlement Funds with Health IT Investment

The Urgent and Worsening Public Health Problem of the U.S. Opioid Crisis

The U.S. opioid crisis remains an urgent and worsening public health problem, with nearly 110,000 deaths due to overdose in 2022. As opioid response needs evolve, our health information and technology (IT) infrastructure must adapt to ensure the availability of accurate and reliable data to inform data-driven community response efforts.