Posted on November 17, 2015 by Rita Wilson
Inappropriate and/or unnecessary prescription drugs, along with recommended medical procedures that are recommended, but never performed, are all too common in workers’ compensation claims. Yet they are often overlooked when moving a claim to settlement. But a new tool is…
Is Opioid Use Under Control in Workers’ Compensation?
Posted on April 15, 2014 by Rita Wilson
With the recent publication of the ACOEM Guidelines for Opioid Use and new guidelines from the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) that include very specific recommendations to monitor opioid use, the question was raised generically as to whether opioid use is under control in workers’…
High-Risk Opioid Abuse Is Just As High In Prescribed Users
Posted on March 27, 2014 by Rita Wilson
In this JAMA research letter findings show that doctor prescribed opioids cause over-doses just as much, if not more, as non-medical use of prescription pain medicine. People who are at the greatest risk for abuse are those being prescribed pain…
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