Troubling Questions Follow Closure of Sprawling Pain Clinic Chain February 22, 2022 By Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Jenny Gold HANFORD, Calif. — On May 13 of last year, the cellphones of thousands of California residents undergoing treatment for chronic...
WCRI Study Shows No Treatment Delays Caused by COVID, but Some Care Avoided July 23, 2021 By Jim Sams COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers’ compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other...
Allstate, State Farm Sue Medical Providers for Fraudulent Billing April 29, 2019 By Jim Sams Two insurance carriers filed separate lawsuits last week against medical doctors and their pain-management clinics, accusing them of submitting bills...
Travelers Collaboration to Test VR, Wearables in Acute Orthopedic Injury Treatment March 13, 2018 The effectiveness of therapeutic virtual reality (VR) and wearable technology to manage pain associated with acute orthopedic injuries of the...
Massachusetts Pill Mill Doctor Pleads Guilty to Overprescribing Opioids March 17, 2017 By DENISE LAVOIE At Dr. Fathalla Mashali’s pain management clinics, the waiting rooms were often so packed with patients that people sat on...
Critics Say Hospitals Fuel Overprescription of Painkillers April 19, 2016 By MATTHEW PERRONE Critics of how prescription painkillers are administered in the U.S. are calling on health officials to phase out hospital procedures...
University of Arkansas Wins $538,000 Grant to Study Opioid Prescribing Methods January 28, 2015 A pair of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will study how opioids are prescribed and dispensed...
Workers’ Compensation Changes Focus of Tennessee Conference June 20, 2013 Changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system will be the focus of the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference this week....
North Carolina Doctor Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering April 27, 2011 A pain management doctor in New Bern has pleaded guilty to money laundering and fraud in federal court. The Sun...