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According to a report by ABC News, Florida authorities report that 34 pain patients treated just in 2011 by Joseph Hernandez, MD, are dead and they are considering pressing charges against him for those deaths.
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According to a St. Jude Medical news release, the company has received FDA clearance for its Epiducer Neurostimulation lead delivery system for pain management.
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Pain Management
July 14, 2011
Trial to Begin for Utah Orthopedic Surgeon Accused of Over-Prescribing Pain Medication
The trial for Dewey C. MacKay, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who is accused of prescribing 3.5 million painkillers over a four year period, is set to begin soon, according to a Cache Valley Daily report.
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Ken Chapman, MD, is a pain management physician with The Spine & Pain Institute of New York, in Manhattan and Staten Island. He is board certified in pain management and anesthesiology and serves as the director of pain management at Staten Island University Hospital, North Shore LIJ Health system as well as assistant clinical professor at SUNY Downstate. He discusses eight things to know about minimally invasive lumbar decompressions for patients with spinal stenosis.
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A U.S. Army task force has recommended shifting from simply dispensing pain medications to using a much wider armamentarium of pain management techniques, according to a report by the Marine Corps Times.
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Pain Management
July 13, 2011
Pain Management Physicians in Ohio Required to Take CME
As part of its crackdown on pill mills, Ohio is now requiring physicians engaged in pain treatments to take continuing medical education courses on pain management, according to a report by PainWeek.
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John Bookmyer is CEO of Pain Management Group, a management company in Findlay, Ohio, that operates joint ventures in pain management with seven hospital partners, discusses how partnerships between pain management physicians and hospitals can be successful.
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Physicians often struggle to determine whether patients who seek pain medication are exaggerating their symptoms, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Pain Management
July 05, 2011
Patient Pain Complaints May Be Exaggerated
According to a Wall Street Journal report, physicians often struggle to determine whether patients who seek pain medication are exaggerating their symptoms.
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Q: Is single-specialty pain management still viable?
Amy Mowles, president & CEO of Mowles Medical Management: There's a big misconception, even from people in the know, about pain management. The short answer is: Single-specialty pain management is definitely still viable.
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