TMB pain management rules
This presentation describes regulations around the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program and rules for physicians to comply with pain management legislation passed in 2019.
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Opioids
Medical practice and the opioid crisis. Updates on state and national rules, prescription monitoring programs, and pain management.
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Opioid epidemic and your practice
Attorney Brett Rowe provides an update on the implications of the Texas Prescription Monitoring Program for physician practices. CME
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TMB issues final rules for pain management
TMB rules for PMP checks, acute pain, and opioid CME requirements
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HHS guide for appropriate tapering or discontinuation of long-term opioid use
HHS advice for physicians on appropriate tapering methods for patients with long-term opioid use.
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Case Closed: MANAGING OPIOIDS
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CASE STUDY VIDEO: Improper Prescribing
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TMB clarifies prescribing limits for acute pain
The TMB is trying to clear up confusion about the new 10-day opioid prescribing limit for acute pain.
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New opioid prescribing limits take effect September 1
New legislation places a 10-day limit on opioid prescriptions for acute pain.
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Recap: “How to Fight the Opioid Epidemic”
Five risk management takeaways
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HIPAA and the opioid crisis
How HIPAA allows information sharing to respond to the opioid crisis
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The Reporter Quarter 4 2017
Terminating the patient-physician relationship (2-hour CME); Managing opioids: PIAA claims analysis; Addressing transgender health care disparities; TMLT 2017 scholarship winning essay
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The Reporter Quarter 3 2017
Preparing for a deposition; Prescribing issues: Opioids and off-label medications (CME); Overprescribing NSAIDS; Failure to diagnose; Failure to correctly prescribe and instruct in taking medication
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Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
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TMB says PMP checks NOT required for inpatient prescribing
TMB issued guidance stating that checking the PMP is NOT required for inpatient care.
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Law requires Texas physicians to query PMP before prescribing opioids
Texas physicians will soon be required to check the Texas Prescription Monitoring database before prescribing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol.
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Case Studies
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Case closed: Improper prescribing
In this edition of Case Closed, a video series that explores real TMLT medical malpractice cases, errors made by both a physician and pharmacy led to a patient receiving an improper prescription.
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New-to-Practice Reporter 2018
Managing opioids; Wernicke’s encephalopathy; Ending the physician-patient relationship;
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Case Closed: Managing Opioids (2nd Edition)
Medical liability case studies discussing risk management best practices related to the prescription of opioids and other controlled substances.
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