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San Jose Doctor Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge of Unlawfully Distributing Hydrocodone and Committing Health Care Fraud. Make Sure Your Practice Follows California Pain Medication Guidelines.

Record keeping and following the California pain management protocols are key for physicians who prescribe scheduled medications for pain management. California revised its protocols called “Guidelines for Prescribing Controlled Substances for Pain” in November 2014 and expects all physicians to … Continue reading

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Florida Doctor Cleared of Drugged Driving Stemming from Neuropathy-Induced Confusion

A Florida doctor accused of driving under the influence of drugs last year recently had the charge dropped. It turns out he was driving erratically because he’d become disoriented as a result of a medical condition, not because he was … Continue reading

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Insys exec allegedly gave lap dance to doctor while pushing deadly opioid

Enlarge / Former Regional Director Sunrise Lee, a defendant in the Insys trial, exits the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on January 29, 2019. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) (credit: Getty Images/Boston … Continue reading

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Pain Doctor is Accused of Excessively Prescribing to Addicts

Pain Doctor is Accused of Excessively Prescribing to Addicts Read more detail on Recent Products Liability posts –

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The Hidden System That Explains How Your Doctor Makes Referrals

The WSJ has an article today on The Hidden System That Explains How Your Doctor Makes Referrals. This should come as no surprise. I pointed to this as a reason for hospital acquisition of physician groups a number of years… … Continue reading

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