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News Release: Pain Management Group to Present at Ohio Hospital Association Annual Meeting

By Patrick · Comments (0)
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Ohio Hospital AssociationPain Management Group (PMG), the leading provider of comprehensive, hospital-based pain management centers, has been selected to present Ohio House Bill 93: The Impact of Prescription Drug Reform at the 2012 Ohio Hospital Association Annual Meeting, held June 11-13 in Columbus, Ohio.

Overdose by prescription drugs is the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio. Pill mills are playing a major role in the prescription drug addiction epidemic and accidental death by pain medication. Ohio House Bill 93 aims to combat prescription drug abuse by reducing the prevalence of pill mills.

“In Ohio alone, four residents die every single day from prescription drug overdose. That’s a very sad statistic,” commented Pain Management Group CEO, John Bookmyer. “PMG has been speaking openly about HB 93 since being signed into law last spring. We are honored to have been selected to present at this year’s OHA Annual Meeting.”

Session learning objectives include:

  • History and overview of House Bill 93
  • Impact of prescription drug reform on OHA member hospitals
  • The future of prescription drugs in Ohio

About Pain Management Group

Based in Findlay, Ohio, Pain Management Group is the leading developer of comprehensive, hospital-based, primary care pain management centers in the Great Lakes region. Since 2001, Pain Management Group has successfully established joint-venture partnerships with hospitals to develop, build and operate pain management facilities that provide patients suffering from acute and chronic pain with the highest level of balanced health care. For more information on Pain Management Group, visit www.painmgmtgroup.com.

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Categories : Acute Pain, Chronic pain, Hospital Joint Venture, Ohio House Bill 93, Pain Management, Pain Management Group, Pill Mills
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Ohio Had Record High Overdose Deaths in 2010

By Patrick · Comments (0)
Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Interesting and sad article by AP Legal Affairs Writer, Andrew Welsh-Huggins last week via www.courier.com.

This, in part, is why Ohio House Bill 93 was passed into law May 20, 2011. Ohio House Bill 93 (‘pill mill’ bill) aims to combat prescription drug abuse by reducing the prevalence of pill mills.

Pill mills market themselves as “pain clinics” but operate in a manner far different from the balanced approach to pain. Pill mills are playing a major role in accelerating and exacerbating the prescription drug addiction epidemic and accidental death by pain medication in the United States.

In Ohio alone, four residents die every single day from prescription drug overdose. In addition, accidental drug overdose by prescription drugs is the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio, surpassing car crashes.

COLUMBUS — Ohio saw a record number of drug overdose deaths in 2010, as painkiller abuse and ingestion of multiple drugs at a time continued to take their toll and underscored the obstacles confronting the state as it makes unprecedented efforts to combat the problem.

The state also saw a record number of heroin deaths, which now account for one in every five overdose deaths, a trend that may be driven by painkiller addicts switching to heroin, a cheaper alternative.

The Ohio Department of Health recorded 1,544 accidental overdose deaths in 2010, the most recent year with complete data, a 5 percent increase over the next highest figure from 2008 and a 372 percent increase over the decade. Drug overdoses remained the leading cause of accidental deaths in the state, including car crashes, for the fourth straight year.

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Categories : Balanced Approach to Pain Management, Ohio House Bill 93, Pain Management, Pain Management Group, Pill Mills, Prescription Drug Abuse
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Ohio House Bill 93 Combats Prescription Drug Abuse

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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Governor Kasich signs House Bill 93

Governor Kasich signs House Bill 93

Ohio House Bill 93 (‘pill mill’ bill), signed into law by Governor Kasich Friday, May 20, aims to combat prescription drug abuse by reducing the prevalence of pill mills.

Pill mills market themselves as “pain clinics” but operate in a manner far different from the balanced approach to pain. Pill mills are playing a major role in accelerating and exacerbating the prescription drug addiction epidemic and accidental death by pain medication in the United States.

In Ohio alone, four residents die every single day from prescription drug overdose. In addition, accidental drug overdose by prescription drugs is the leading cause of accidental death in Ohio, surpassing car crashes.

Pain Management Group has a balanced approach to pain, treating patients through a combination of diagnostics, minimally invasive outpatient procedures, physical modalities and therapy, while decreasing the focus on prescription medication. If prescription drugs are included in a balanced pain treatment plan, the focus becomes managing those medications for optimal patient benefit.

Overview of House Bill 93

  • Enhances the current Ohio Automated Rx Review System (OARRS) to assist health-care professionals in identifying drug-seeking behaviors
  • Limits prescribers’ ability to personally furnish certain controlled substances
  • Enacts Medicaid reforms to improve consumer education and allow for better care coordination
  • Improves licensing and law enforcement for pain-management clinics
  • Develops a statewide prescription drug “take-back” program
  • Modifies the definition of “pain management clinic”
  • Extends delay on the prohibition on pain management operation without a license by 30 days
  • Grants permission for the Bureau of Works Compensation to access OARRS

Pain Management Group is speaking openly about House Bill 93.

The mission of Pain Management Group is to return patients to a life uninterrupted by pain. With this in mind, it is our philosophy that a balanced approach to pain management is the best option for providing patients with pain care they need and deserve.

 

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Categories : Ambulatory Care, Balanced Approach to Pain Management, Hospital Business Development, Hospital Joint Venture, Ohio House Bill 93, Outpatient Services, Pain Management, Pain Management Group, physical modalities, physical therapy, Pill Mills, Prescription Drug Abuse
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