Open AccessDifferential Prescribing of Opioid Analgesics According to Physician Specialty for Medicaid Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain Diagnoses
Author(s) -
Chris Ringwalt,
Hallam Gugelmann,
Mariana Garrettson,
Nabarun Dasgupta,
Arlene E. Chung,
Scott Proescholdbell,
Asheley Cockrell Skinner
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2014/857952
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , specialty , medical diagnosis , opioid , chronic pain , family medicine , physical therapy , pathology , health care , receptor , economics , economic growth
Despite >20 years of studies investigating the characteristics of patients seeking or receiving opioid analgesics, research characterizing factors associated with physicians' opioid prescribing practices has been inconclusive, and the role of practitioner specialty in opioid prescribing practices remains largely unknown.
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