What's New

• 2/4/2012 - West Virginia Legislation Introduced - SB 437 - Addressing Pill Mills
• 1/26/2012 - American Society of Addiction Medicine issues Public Policy Statement on Mandatory Provider Education on Prescription Controlled Drugs
• 1/25/2012 - GAO Report on Prescription Drug Abuse and Diversion
• 1/18/2012 - CMS Medicare Learning Network - Updated Booklet on Claims Review Programs
• 1/17/2012 - CMS to Issue Pharma Transparency Rule
• 1/9/2012 - Schumer Urges Extreme Caution with what he calls "Super Painkillers"
• 1/1/2012 - Physician Office Lab with an Analyzer? Think twice about using quantitative codes and do you due diligence on proper coding of qualitative drug screens!
• 1/1/2012 - Draft LCD from WPS Medicare on Qualitative Drug Screening - Public Meeting and Comment Period
• 12/13/2011 - CMS Releases CY2012 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule
• 12/9/2011 - Preferred Members - Important Change in Medical Necessity for Drug Testing - NJ PA DC MD DE
• 11/9/2011 - Congressional Members Demand Investigation of Business Relationships Between Clinical Testing Laboratories and Health Plans
• 9/27/2010 - CMS Update on 2011 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule
• 6/11/2009 - ATTENTION PREFERRED MEMBERS - UPDATING WEBSITE SEGMENTS
• 6/8/2009 - ATTENTION PREFERRED MEMBERS - NEW FORMS POSTED
• 3/25/2008 - PREFERRED MEMBERS - do some spring cleaning
• 5/27/2007 - Thank you for your willingness to treat pain

JUST READ IT! Is an educational piece that will help you EDUCATE YOUR PATIENTS.

IN JANUARY 2012, we will begin our new series called RX FOR SAFETY. The newsletter style quick briefs are intended for patients, but will also serve providers and their staff members.

If you are not educating your patients on safe use, storage, and disposal, plan to join us in the "Rx for Safety" movement.

Preferred Members will find patient education materials under the preferred members area - tab "RxSafe Education Materials."

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STAY CURRENT

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LEGAL SIDE OF PAIN and RESPONSIBLE PRESCRIBING SOLUTIONS partner with several companies to improve compliance and educational services nationwide!        

Beginning in January 2012, the Legal Side of Pain and Responsible Prescribing Solutions will roll out its compliance and educational expert network to help pain management practitioners of all disciplines to navigate critical changes in the drug testing industry, in physician dispensing, REMS (the FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for the pharmaceutical industry), and various other areas geared toward preserving the balance between treating pain and preventing abuse and diversion.

Our Initial offers will include . . .

PRESCRIBER'S PROOF - a tool for practitioners to ensure point of care billing and regulatory compliance.

RESPONSIBLE RX SOLUTIONS - a new medico-legal education effort that brings our expaneded team of national experts to you and your practice.

LEGAL PAIN 101 - our new series of straight talk on legal issues in pain management hosted by our excellence in medico-legal education partners.

Each of these programs will facilitate practitioner understanding of federal and state legal issues impacting the pain management practice.

STAY TUNED FOR OUR EXCITING NEW MATERIALS WITH OUR DISTINGUISHED EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.

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Operation UNITE will host a National Rx Drug Abuse Summit on Tuesday, April 10, through Thursday, April 12, 2012, at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort in Orlando, Florida.

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