From: Scott Becker <becker@beckersasc.com>
Subject: [Becker's Pain Management] Opioid Overdose Kills More Than Heroin, Cocaine | Dr. Michael Heggeness's New MIS Treatment Relieves Back Pain | Decreasing Healthcare Costs: 8 Pts on Opioid Abuse | NC Hospitals Stop Prescribing, Refilling Pain Meds in ER |
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News & Analysis
Nov. 7, 2011
 

1. Decreasing the Cost of Healthcare: 8 Points on Opioid Abuse.   

 

2. Opioid Pain Reliever Overdose Kills More Than Heroin and Cocaine Combined--20,044 People Per Year.    

 

3. Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti: The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Interventional Pain Management.

      

4. North Carolina Hospitals Stop Prescribing, Refilling Pain Medicine in ER.  

 

5. Dr. Michael Heggeness's New Minimally Invasive Spine Treatment Shown to Relieve Low Back Pain.  

  

6. American Pain Foundation Provides New Tools and Resources on Safe Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.   

 

7. Arizona Pain Specialists to Perform Stem Cell Injections for Back Pain Relief.               

 

8. 6 Signs to Look for in an ASC Physician Leader.    

 

9. Do the Finalized ACO Regulations Help Anesthesiologists?         

 

10. Lower Back Pain Correlates With Height, BMI.                      

 

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