As for the US not having the manpower. . . etc. . .they don't need a giant conglomerate at the top; they have local, county, state, regional, and then federal agencies. The reports are gathered, passed along, and dealt with, as many a physician who's been threatened with yanking of her/his DEA license will attest. Few of these physicians are "abusive" - they are simply attempting to care for their patients, but are giving up the struggle.

I agree...they are and will set up a system and are starting to set this system up in 17 states...and this whole thing scares me because I do have a good PMDoc but he still will not give me enouph pain meds to keep my pain at bay hence OP...so it bothers me when I read things like this and have to sign a paper at the doc's now for HIPAA...this is so they can do track/doc/insurance and DEA/FBI all through the EDI system. I have read this it's here on the net if you want to find it..there are so many new laws that they are trying to pass and so we need to go to our state reps..scream about this because there is no privacy anymore and we can all be put up on the chopping block..heed the warning about this tracking system..it is going to be implamented soon..soon as they pass legislation...as far as them not haveing the manpower...they don't need it...just a computer..Boo