Hawaii pain physician accused of misdiagnosing patient to prescribe unnecessary opioids

A Honolulu, Hawaii-based pain management physician is facing a lawsuit for allegedly misdiagnosing a patient to prescribe him unnecessary amounts of oxycodone, Hawaii News Now reported Nov. 2. Spencer Lau, MD, allegedly “intentionally misdiagnosed” a patient’s back pain in 2012 to prescribe “unnecessary” amounts of oxycodone. According to an Oct….

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