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WCF Opioid Program Cuts Initial Prescription Rate in Half
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Enforcement of an opioid-prescribing guideline for acute pain reduced by half the percentage of new …
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Dr Nov 12, 2019 a 8:11 am PST
See also "Opioid Prescribing and Panic," workcompcentral, columns section, 2017-08-15
-- Robert L. Weinmann, MD, Editor, www.politicsofhealthcare.com