Orthopedic surgeons prescribing fewer opioids
By Allison Pohle | June 28, 2017 | courtesy of Insigth.Aetna.com Posted by: Regenerative Orthopedics. As doctors consider their role in the nation's opioid epidemic, much attention has been paid to primary care physicians, who account for fully half of the prescription opioids dispensed. But orthopedic surgeons — who rank third, behind internists,…