CMS proposal for interventional pain management by nurse anesthetists: Evidence by proclamation with poor prognosis

Pain Physician

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Caraway, David L ^c   Falco, Frank J E ^d,e   Benyamin, Ramsin M ^f,g   Hansen, Hans ^h   Hirsch, Joshua A ⁱ  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c St Mary's Pain Relief Center   (United States)

^d Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MILLENNIUM PAIN CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^h Pain Relief Centers   (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Certified registered nurse anesthetists; Education and training; Evidence based medicine; Fraud and abuse; Interventional pain management; Interventional techniques

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT; COST CONTROL; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRAUD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE REGULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE ANESTHETIST; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; STAFF TRAINING;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAID; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867023886     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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