The American Pain Foundation opposes a New Mexico bill introduced by Senator Bernadette Sanchez that would mandate new procedures and restrictions related to the prescribing of opioid medications for the treatment of pain, according to the foundation's website.
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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden recently underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in Vail, Colo., according to an Oregon Live report.
Russell Warren, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, has been the team physician for the New York Giants for the past 30 years and was present on the sidelines during their most recent Super Bowl victory, according…
E-prescribing could increase first-fill medication adherence and lead to $140 billion-$240 billion in healthcare savings and improved outcomes, according to a study conducted by Surescripts, a network of healthcare organizations.
Transforming medical dictation from a manual to digital process can generate several benefits for hospitals and physicians, including greater efficiency, productivity and mobility. The following responses address how hospitals and physicians can leverage digital dictation to achieve these benefits.
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Here are 10 trends on pain management case revenue from 2007-2010, based on data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker reports from 2008-2011. (Note: Data in the reports is from the previous calendar year.)
Here are the findings from eight studies and reports about concussions. The studies were published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine unless otherwise noted.
A study in The New England Journal of Medicine may shed more light on which states and specialty medical services have contributed most to the sustainable growth rate deficit between 2002 and 2009.
The Florida Society of Pain Management Providers expressed frustration at pharmacies and pharmacists that have stopped filling prescriptions for prescription painkillers in what the organization calls an adoption of "draconian standards," according to a news release.
Low-income and minority patients are less likely to receive guideline-recommended pain treatment in all healthcare settings, according to a paper from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.