MITRE researcher Jaya Tripathi featured in Boston Globe

Feb 2, 2018 | Combating the Opioid Epidemic, Improving Population Health

MITRE researcher Jaya Tripathi featured in Boston Globe MITRE researcher Jaya Tripathi became interested in opioids research because of experience with a relative who was prescribed the drug. She applies lessons learned in herh personal life to her work. Read the...

Massachusetts Opiod Solutions Workshop

Feb 2, 2018 | Combating the Opioid Epidemic, Improving Population Health

Massachusetts Opiod Solutions Workshop Massachusetts has the fifth highest rate of opioid deaths and overdoses in the nation.  As part of Chapter 55, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has provided a trove of healthcare data including hospital admissions,...

Using Data to Reduce and Predict Prescription Drug Fraud

Feb 2, 2018 | Combating the Opioid Epidemic, Improving Population Health

Using Data to Reduce and Predict Prescription Drug Fraud Researchers have developed a powerful analytical tool to predict and identify prescription drug fraud schemes involving patients, prescribers, and pharmacies. Read the article Please leave this field emptySign...

Emergency room physicians look for solutions to curb opioid overdoses

Feb 2, 2018 | Combating the Opioid Epidemic, Improving Population Health

Emergency room physicians look for solutions to curb opioid overdoses Emergency room physicians are learning that taking the time to explain to patients why prescribing them an opioid is not the best solution doesn’t increase the length of time patients spend in...

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

Feb 2, 2018 | Combating the Opioid Epidemic, High Quality Data, Improving Population Health, Increased Access

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program The CDC estimates that more than 16,500 people die each year from overdoses involving prescription painkillers. Drug overdoses recently surpassed car crashes as a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Read the...

Harnessing data to get ahead of a public health crisis

Feb 2, 2018 | Combating the Opioid Epidemic, Improving Population Health

Harnessing data to get ahead of a public health crisis Routine visits to the pharmacy took on new meaning—personally and professionally—for MITRE’s Jaya Tripathi in 2010. The analytics expert was helping a family member recover from a skiing accident and had to...