A perfect storm in interventional pain management: Regulated, but unbalanced

Pain Physician

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-116

  Benyamin, Ramsin M ^a   Datta, Sukdeb ^b   Falco, Frank J E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Bias; Comparative effectiveness research; Evidence based medicine; Fraud; Health care costs; Interventional pain management; Interventional techniques; Physician payment reform

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SCREENING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NERVE BLOCK; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; MALPRACTICE; NEUROLOGY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 77950633755     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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