Ep. 120 – A Doctor’s Playbook: Dr. Doug Nemecek, CIGNA

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English - August 11, 2017 15:58 - 28 minutes - 66.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 119 – Increasing Pain Management Education: Dr. Phyllis L. Hendry, University of Florida

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Greg interviews Dr. Doug Nemecek, the Chief medical officer of CIGNA’s Behavioral Health Business. Dr. Nemecek, along with CIGNA, has worked to create a program to cut down on the amount of opioids prescribed to patients.
Listen to the podcast to discover how this program is not only helping to reduce overprescribing and treat substance abuse disorders, but is also eliminating the stigma of substance abuse disorder and opioid use disorder being a character flaw.