I’ve been seeing more and more IPM training geared toward CRNAs, nurse practitioners and PAs lately. I hate to see all the work that ASIPP, LSIPP, Mike Burdine, and all the others in Louisiana have been doing to keep CRNAs from practicing IPM techniques (i.e. the practice of medicine) on unwitting and defenseless patients go to waste with this influx of disreputable training. Has anyone else noticed this trend?

We are looking for a malpractice specialist of some sort. Specifically we are looking for information on cervical epidural cases. Please send any referrals to Megan at lowry2ma@yahoo.com

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We are looking at a new billing software and practice management. It is web based. The name is athenahealth. http://www.athenahealth.com/ Are any ASIPP members using it? I would love some feed back about it or alternatives. hhansen@painreliefcenters.com

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I recently have had patients denied cervical epidural steroids injections from 2 different managed care entities (Welborn and Indiana Medicaid) based on Milliman Criteria – which states that evidence based medicine indicates the cervical epidural steroid injections are never medically necessary. Has anyone else run accross this problem. Where are these criteria coming from, and how can we resolve this issue

This blog is setup for ASIPP members to discuss topics of interest among themselves. It is your opportunity to share information on issues facing interventional pain physicians. Please email Ray Lane with your topic ideas at rlane@asipp.org.