KJK | Feb 6, 2020 | Health Care, News, Physician Advisory
KJK is pleased to congratulate Healthcare Chair Kate Hickner, coordinator, primary editor and contributing author of “State Response to Opioid Crisis and Opioid Prescribing Requirements: A 50 State Survey.” The first-of-its-kind survey provides state summaries of...
KJK | Mar 11, 2019 | Articles, Health Care
By Kate Hickner This article was originally published in the March/April 2019 issue of Northern Ohio Physician. On December 23, 2018, Ohio physicians became subject to new rules governing the prescription of opioids to address chronic pain (the “New Rules”).¹ The New...
KJK | Dec 21, 2018 | Client Alerts, Health Care, News
By Kate Hickner Ohio is often considered the center of the U.S. opioid crisis. In response, the state of Ohio has taken (and continues to take) significant steps in its fight against prescription opioid abuse. Beginning December 23, 2018, Ohio physicians and other...