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Study: Opioid Dependence Leads to 3000% Rise in Medical Services
In one of the largest data studies ever conducted, Fair Health looked at claims data for 150 million privately insured patients to measure the difference in medical service utilization for the opioid addicted population vs the non-addicted group. The results were staggering- click here to read CNN’s report on the study. Looking only at data …
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A Systematic Review: The Use of Psychosocial Interventions in Conjunction With Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Addiction
In February, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) published its meta-analysis review of all existing literature related to the effectiveness of behavioral interventions when combined with medication-assisted therapy (MAT) in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. This research was completed as part of the long process of rolling out updated ASAM guidelines related to use …
Pain, Opioids, Problems and Solutions Forum
On April 5th, axialHealthcare hosted its Pain, Opioids, Problems and Solutions Forum at Music City Center in Nashville, TN. The event was very well attended by more than 350 providers, patients, government officials, DEA/CDC representatives, executives from payers in the state, and was covered by The Tennessean. The participating moderators and panelists were composed of progressive, …
Opioid Overprescribing Not Limited to a Few Bad Apples
Published in December 2015, this study from Stanford School of Medicine’s Anna Lembke, MD and Jonathan Chen, MD challenges the theory that ‘pill mills’ are solely responsible for the opioid epidemic our country finds itself in right now. The study examined 2013 Medicare prescription drug claims based on a data set from the Centers for Medicare …
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Obama Tells Outdated Opioid Treatment Industry It’s Time To Change
On Wednesday in West Virginia, President Obama gave one of his only speeches thus far in which he addressed the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S. The message he delivered was that providers across the country must begin expanding patient access to medication-assisted therapies (MAT) like buprenorphine and naloxone for treating opioid addicted patients. He …
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Doctors Play A Role In The Opioid Addiction Epidemic
By now, most people in health care are well aware of the 16,000 or more deaths that result from opioid drugs in the U.S. each year. Many are also cognizant of the fact that opioids are generally ineffective for chronic pain, and many times actually make the pain worse through opioid induced hyperalgesia. This study …
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25% of Physicians Feel ‘Very Confident’ Managing a Patient’s Opioid Therapy
Just 25% of physicians feel very confident managing a patient’s opioid therapy A recent study conducted by Boston University School of Medicine surveyed 779 physicians who are registered with the DEA to prescribe Schedule II and III narcotics. The results were staggering, especially when taken in the context of our current opioid addiction epidemic in …
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Axial Healthcare Closes $8 Million in Series A Funding Led by .406 Ventures
Nashville, Tenn. — axialHealthcare, the country’s leading pain care solutions company, announced it has closed an $8 million Series A round of financing. The new funding will enable the company to accelerate the deployment of its unparalleled suite of pain management capabilities to not only drive value for current client partners but also serve future partners nationwide. …
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Why America Can’t Kick Its Painkiller Problem
Published in Time Magazine, this story was written by Massimo Calabresi and highlights the effects of the opioid epidemic and the downstream impact it has had on the small communities of our country. The story focuses on Scott County Indiana, a small rural community 20 miles from the Kentucky border, where they are experiencing the …