The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security has announced that the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Information Exchange (PMIX) project has realized a significant milestone with the successful exchange of simulated patient data between the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy and the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

The primary objective of the PMIX project was to develop and test a prototype intermediary hub server to enable future expansion of PMIX capabilities to a national scale.

With assistance from the Alliance of States with Prescription Monitoring Programs, additional states are already making preparations to implement and test similar PMIX capabilities using simulated patient data.

The PMIX project is a partnership of the IJIS Institute, representatives from the involved states, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs for the U.S. Department of Justice.