History and Overview of the RxConsole Application
The RxConsole application is the management console for the RxCheck Hub. The RxCheck Hub facilitates interstate data-sharing between state PDMPs. This means a state only needs to establish one connection to the hub to share data with all other participating states. Beyond data sharing, the hub also provides a method for healthcare entities to connect to their respective PDMPs and offers states a centralized solution for managing these connections. It's important to note that the RxCheck Interstate Data Sharing Hub is not a PDMP itself. Instead, it offers a wide range of services to PDMPs looking to engage in data sharing with PDMPs in other states.
The RxCheck Interstate Hub was established with support from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to provide a secure, cost-free, and standardized method for interstate sharing of prescription drug data. Funded by BJA, managed by Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS), and administered by the RxCheck Advisory Body—comprised of PDMP representatives from participating states and territories—RxCheck is the only federally designated, non-proprietary platform for PDMP data exchange. It supports integration with electronic health record (EHR) systems, pharmacy management systems, and health information exchanges (HIEs), thereby improving nationwide access to PDMP data.
RxCheck was developed to address critical challenges in combating the opioid epidemic, such as the lack of cross-state visibility into patients' prescription histories. Without a unified system, prescription abusers have been able to obtain multiple prescriptions across state lines undetected, limiting the ability of healthcare providers to make informed prescribing decisions. RxCheck enhances data transparency, preserves state ownership of PDMP data, and eliminates financial and technological barriers associated with proprietary solutions.
The initiative began in 2005 when BJA partnered with the Integrated Justice Information Systems (IJIS) Institute—a nonprofit focused on public sector technology—to explore solutions for interstate data sharing. This led to the formation of the BJA/IJIS PDMP Committee, which included state PDMP administrators, federal staff, and IJIS representatives. The effort culminated in the creation of the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange (PMIX), a standardized framework and hub for interstate PDMP data exchange. Over time, this evolved into the RxCheck Hub, which now operates as version 3.2.
RxConsole enhances this infrastructure by offering an array of administrative tools and capabilities. These features collectively support the secure, efficient, and scalable exchange of controlled substance prescription data across jurisdictions.