comment concerning perspectives on and experiences with pain and pain management

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2020-08127/p-14 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the opening of a docket to obtain comment concerning perspectives on and experiences with pain and pain management, including but not limited to the benefits and harms of opioid use, from patients with acute or chronic […]

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Just a few thoughts….

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Tomorrow will mark the end of ONE MONTH of sheltering in place for us.  We have been retired for several years… so we have been for the most part sheltering in place for years.. 🙁 All too many are looking for a answer, for a solution, for adequate therapy. I starting thinking back… We have […]

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Have we reached the bottom of the barrel yet ?

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

A fraudulent prescription was filled this morning using the DEA number of Dr. Sarah Beeson, from Greenwood, Indiana. The prescription was written to a patient named Beth Bulling (DOB: 9-18-1958) for Amitriptyline 25mg. If you receive a prescription - written or phoned in - containing this information, please DO NOT fill. You can reach Dr. Beeson at (317) 215-7966 or notify the INSPECT office at (317) 234-8039. I got the above via email from the Indiana Board of Pharmacy.. someone is so desperate that they are forging prescriptions for a NON-CONTROLLED MED – Amitriptyline  – typically use for depression but some docs will use it for Fibromyalia pts… suppose to help their pain ? I got a email, just this week […]

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Broken promises: (CMS) pledged that they would reimburse providers at 100% of the in-person rate .. some bills are being returned and only partially paid.

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Doctors Struggle to Get Paid for Telehealth Visits https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/85990 As COVID-19 has forced more physicians into telemedicine visits, getting paid has been a struggle, providers told MedPage Today. Telehealth reimbursement during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased rapidly compared with its previously slow uptake, but providers say they’re not being paid to the extent they are […]

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