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Now that CMS has revamped its pain-management procedural codes and awarded pain management physicians a specialty designation, it's a propitious time to either add or expand your pain management services. But managers who are not familiar with this continually growing field should be aware that pain management is a little different than some of the other services surgical facilities offer. Because chronic pain is somewhat vaguely defined and because the management of this disease is an evolving and often poorly understood discipline, regulators have scrutinized this field closely and penalized some providers harshly. Pain management is an excellent opportunity to help patients and increase your profits, but only if you are committed to strictly adhering to the fundamentals and watching your Ps and Qs. With that in mind, here are a few pointers.
