Two years after it started, the Maine Medical Association is beginning to see results from its effort to persuade more doctors to prescribe Suboxone, one of the most effective medications for treating opioid use disorder. About 200 doctors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners have completed training and obtained the federal waiver required to prescribe the medication […]
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Medical sources: Doctors leaving Central Maine Healthcare
Insiders say physicians are bailing for a host of reasons; officials say necessary cuts, new systems, pay talk have prompted departures of about 1 out of 4, but ‘it’s starting to turn.’ LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare staff members say things have been bad within the hospital system for a while. In recent months, the […]
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Franklin County tables discussion on island name change
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners Tuesday tabled a discussion on a proposed name change of Doctors Island to Maneskootuk Island in Rangeley Lake to see if anyone is opposed. They will take up the discussion at their 9 a.m. meeting Nov. 7 at the Franklin County Courthouse. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has received […]
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Bill limiting doctor gifts from drug companies passes Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA (AP) — Lawmakers in Maine are close to passing a bill that would limit perks given to doctors from pharmaceutical companies. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/2spJheP ) the bill would head to Gov. Paul LePage’s desk after passing the Legislature. Democratic Rep. Scott Hamann says the proposed measure will help ensure doctors prescribing […]
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Maine panel recommends bill to help chronic pain patients
AUGUSTA (AP) — A legislative committee is supporting a bill to give Maine doctors flexibility in prescribing opioid medication to patients living with chronic and severe pain. Some patients have said they are living in agony on smaller doses of painkillers thanks to a cap on daily opioid doses that lawmakers enacted last year. The […]
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Maine EMS awards honor local nurses, paramedics and doctors
AUGUSTA — A former longtime director of Maine’s Emergency Management System and several local doctors, a nurse and paramedics, were among those honored during a ceremony at the State House on Tuesday. Recognized during the annual State EMS awards in the Hall of Flags were: • LifeFlight’s Lewiston base manager, Lori Metayer, a paramedic and […]
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Doctors put themselves first
Dan Hett’s guest column (Oct. 11), “Marcus Welby has left the building,” resonates with my observations of the health care scene in recent years. One disturbing innovation is the demand that every patient recite his or her date of birth as often as they are asked (often four or five times per visit). The usual […]
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Marcus Welby has left the building
Today’s health care has one constant — change. Everywhere we look, the health care industry is changing. In many cases, the changes happening are long overdue, but not all change is necessarily beneficial. As an administrator of a medical practice, one of my job responsibilities is to recruit physicians to our practice. As I talk […]