PDMPNews tracks the news, policy, and research that matter to prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and the people who run and use them. It is edited and published by Don Vogt through OnePMP.
The editor
Don Vogt served a few months short of 21 years with the Stillwater, Oklahoma Police Department, retiring as a Lieutenant in 2000. From 2005 to 2017 he was Oklahoma’s PDMP Administrator at the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control. Nationally, he chaired the PMIX architecture committee and the first RxCheck board. Since 2021 he has served as a Senior PDMP Specialist with the PDMP Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) at the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR). His full background is on the OnePMP About page.
What PDMPNews publishes
- Original analysis of PDMP policy, regulation, technology, and research.
- A weekly roundup of selected PDMP news, each item linked to its source (coming soon).
- PDMP Fact Check: short, sourced answers to common PDMP misconceptions (coming soon).
Standards
- Every factual claim in new stories links to its source, with primary sources (statutes, rules, agency pages, and original studies) used whenever they exist. Older posts are being reviewed against these standards.
- Analysis and opinion are labeled as such.
- Automated tools help find candidate stories and prepare drafts. Every item is selected by the editor and checked against its source before publication.
Corrections
Spot an error? Please report it through the contact page. Errors are fixed promptly, with a note on the story explaining what changed.
Independence
PDMPNews is separate from the editor’s work at IIR. It does not use IIR resources or non-public information, and no services are offered through the TTAC role. Views expressed here are the editor’s own.
From 2017 to 2019 the editor was Director of PDMP Program Support at Appriss (now Bamboo Health). He has no current financial relationship with the company.
Contact
Story tips, corrections, and questions are welcome through the contact page or at rdvogt@onepmp.com. Don is also on LinkedIn.