Opioid Prescription Rates Higher in Cancer Survivors
Higher prescribing rates persist even years after cancer diagnosis
Guidance Provided for Preventing Practice Billing Errors
Practices should have a compliance plan and policy and someone responsible for enforcing it
More Than Two-Thirds of Post-Op Patients Have Unused Opioids
Further, patients report low rates of proper disposal of unused opioids
Review Suggests Benefits of Aerobic Exercise in Fibromyalgia
Improvements in HRQOL, pain, fatigue, physical function; no lasting impact on HRQOL, fatigue
Revenue Exceeds Expenditures for Many ABMS Member Boards
Change in net balance of American Board of Medical Specialties member boards grew from 2003 to 2013
Are Clinicians Overprescribing Gabapentinoids for Pain?
Non-trivial side effects, no robust evidence for off-label use of gabapentinoids for other types of pain
July 2017 Briefing – Pain Management
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pain Management for July 2017. This roundup includes the...
Comprehensive Initiative Has Positive Impact on Opioid Rx
Reductions in all tracked outcomes, including 95% drop in brand name opioid-acetaminophen products
U.S. Doctors Still Writing Too Many Opioid Prescriptions
Nearly 92 million Americans used legitimately prescribed opioids in 2015, survey shows
Outbreak of Septic Arthritis Described in New Jersey
Forty-one cases of septic arthritis linked to intra-articular injections administered at same practice
