[NP-Clinical] Pain

[Teresa Harding]

I'm in Olean NY (80 miles south of Buffalo - just above the PA line). We finally have a pain management specialist here - so far his suggestions to my pts have been to go to Rochester Minn to a pain clinic there and "no he does not address pain meds". Then next closest is about 40 miles and they do not take Medicaid.
Teresa

----- Original Message ----
From: Rose Moran-Kelly <rosemorankelly at gmail.com>
To: NP Clinical <np-clinical at nurse.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:17:23 AM
Subject: Re: [NP-Clinical] Pain (followed by off-list topic: Cocoa Beach/Baltimore)


If you are in NYC...why cant you refer to a pain management program?
there are many excellent ones.
Rose

>     OK now here's the question part: I am starting fresh in a hospital owned practice with a wonderful collaborator (well respected, nice guy unless he's really mad and enjoys practicing medicine) - my goal is to keep the use of pain meds down to a minimum. I prefer to not treat chronic back pain as I seem to get these drug seekers. I would rather avoid a pain contract because I don't want to treat chronic pain. I know it will probably be inevitable with some conditions. But does someone have a practice policy that elimnates or reduces this issue. Or am I daydreaming again. I'm in NY and providers in my area seem to be under scrutiny and I would like to fly under the radar.
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> Thanks
> Teresa
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