Technology and Ethics Collide in Pain Management
Homo sapiens—human beings—have performed miraculous feats over time. We collectively have learned how to manipulate our environment using technology and science to have longer and more fruitful lives including a doubling of lifespan from 1700’s to present day (see...
PDMPs Part 3: Using Analytics to Attack Doctors
Data analytics companies are growing in the business market. It has become quite competitive. One thing I’ve noticed about the two main companies focusing on heath records and data is that they are registered as 501 (c)(3) nonprofits. I personally don’t see how...
PDMPs, Part 2: Do You Know Your Narx Score?
So do you know your Narx Score? First, what is the Narx Score? How did it come about? In 2011, a company in Louisville, KY—Appriss—had their first meeting to begin the development of the analytics of PDMP data creating the Narx Score. The Narx Score is a numeric...
PDMPs, Part 1: Are They Helpful or Harmful?
What is the PDMP? PDMP stands for Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. PDMPs collect, monitor and analyze prescribing and dispensing data submitted by pharmacies and practitioners dispensing controlled drugs from their offices. The idea behind it was to help in...
Why Doctors Should be Independent
More doctors are being owned by large conglomerate clinics or hospitals. And the hospitals are in cahoots with the government, or else THEY would be reaping the attacks for insurance fraud, because that is where the fraud lies. Hospital-owned doctors are instructed to...Get Your DoC T-shirts
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