The chief medical officer and president of OccMD Group P.A., Dr. Melissa Tonn works in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston. Dr. Melissa Tonn is a Fellow with many medical organizations, including the Academy of Integrative Pain Management (AIPM), formerly known as the American Academy of Pain Management.
In addition to providing educational opportunities and hosting events, AIPM advocates for health care providers and pain management professionals in the political realm. The organization's policy and advocacy team pushes for policies that make therapeutic approaches more affordable and more accessible, ultimately reducing pain and improving health for patients and the community as a whole. These efforts include insurance coverage improvement, analgesic prescription guidelines, and policies related to prior authorization and step therapy.
The policy team also takes an active role in assisting practitioners with new regulations. Some AIPM policy work focused on care providers includes notices on the effects of new opioid policies in Virginia and Utah, as well as how to properly use step therapy override exceptions recently carved out in West Virginia.
In addition to providing educational opportunities and hosting events, AIPM advocates for health care providers and pain management professionals in the political realm. The organization's policy and advocacy team pushes for policies that make therapeutic approaches more affordable and more accessible, ultimately reducing pain and improving health for patients and the community as a whole. These efforts include insurance coverage improvement, analgesic prescription guidelines, and policies related to prior authorization and step therapy.
The policy team also takes an active role in assisting practitioners with new regulations. Some AIPM policy work focused on care providers includes notices on the effects of new opioid policies in Virginia and Utah, as well as how to properly use step therapy override exceptions recently carved out in West Virginia.
