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Jennifer Bolen, JD
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Drug testing, chronic pain,and financial conflicts of interest
The role of the Health Insurance Industry in Perpetuating Suboptimal Pain Management.
e-Health and chronic pain management: current status and developments.
The Concept of Addiction in Law and Regulatory Policy Related to Pain Management: A Critical Review.
Ethical issues in opioid prescribing for chronic pain.
Collen M, Leider HL, Dhaliwal J, Davis EJ, Kulakodlu M, Buikema AR.
Am J Manag Care. 2011 Apr...
Am J Manag Care. 2011 Apr...
The role of the Health Insurance Industry in Perpetuating Suboptimal Pain Management.
Schatman ME
Pain Med. 2011 Mar;12(3):415-26.
Unlike pain practitioners, health care...
Pain Med. 2011 Mar;12(3):415-26.
Unlike pain practitioners, health care...
e-Health and chronic pain management: current status and developments.
Keogh E, Rosser BA, Eccleston C.
Pain. 2010;151(1):18-21.
Pain. 2010;151(1):18-21.
The Concept of Addiction in Law and Regulatory Policy Related to Pain Management: A Critical Review.
Gilson AM.
Clin J Pain. 2010;26(1):70-7.
OBJECTIVE: To present a critical appraisal of...
Clin J Pain. 2010;26(1):70-7.
OBJECTIVE: To present a critical appraisal of...
Ethical issues in opioid prescribing for chronic pain.
Ballantyne JC, Fleisher LA.
Pain. 2010;148(3):365-7.
Medical ethics traditionally...
Pain. 2010;148(3):365-7.
Medical ethics traditionally...
Clinician.com Links
Palliative care represents a systematic approach to ameliorate suffering and improve quality of life in patients with advanced, life-threatening disease and their caregivers.
The term malingering refers to the willful feigning of sickness or disability for the purposes of obtaining compensation for a real or an imaginary injury or ailment, or to evade military service.
The regulatory and reimbursement environment surrounding drug testing is becoming increasingly stringent.
Elucidation of the underpinnings of pain regulation in laboratory animals provides a powerful avenue for research into comparable mechanisms in humans.
Palliative care research is related to understanding and improving the quality of life of patients near the end of life.
The World Health Organization has stated that undertreated pain is the number one health problem in America. Sharp rises in unintentional prescription drug overdose rates, however, have caused regulators to move to restrict access to prescription opioids and other potentially abusable medications classes.
The evolution of medicine has shifted medical decision making from a physician-driven process to a guidance–cooperation model of care, in which patients choose among potential treatment options based on recommendations from healthcare providers.
Direct access, as defined by the American Physical Therapy Association, is “the legal right to seek and receive the examination, evaluation, and intervention of the physical therapist without the requirement of a physician referral.” In the context of ever-increasing health care costs, direct access to physical therapy may be a valuable health care strategy and resource.
During catastrophic public health emergencies or disasters, existing surge capacity plans may not allow healthcare providers to continue to follow normal treatment procedures and adhere to usual standards of care.