Three important and addressable barriers to more effective pain management can be identified. First, pain is not assessed in a standardized manner in many practice settings. 7 Pain is a subjective ...

Previously suggested barriers to cancer pain management have included lack of understanding of pain assessment and management, ... BMC Res Notes. 2015;8:233. doi: 10.1186/s13104-015-1187-8.

The Joint Commission has released new pain assessment and management standards that will take effect January 1 for all accredited hospitals. The new and revised standards come in response to the ...

On January, 1, 2018, The Joint Commission’s (“TJC”) new and revised pain assessment and management standards go into effect for TJC accredited hospitals.

Dennis C. Turk, PhD, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, provides guidance on best practices in chronic pain assessment.

Tagliaferri A, Franchini M, Rivolta GF, et al. Pain assessment and management in haemophilia: a survey among Italian patients and specialist physicians. Haemophilia. 2018;24:766-773. More On This ...

Cancer pain–related health care disparities exist, such as in minority populations without appropriate pain assessment and management or varied opioid access. 1 Black people and those of lower ...

Information gained from the pain assessment can be used to tailor pain management approaches to the individual’s complaint and personal preferences. Effective intervention may prevent changes to gait ...

The Joint Commission is revising pain “assessment and management standards” for behavioral health care, home care and nursing care center programs in the wake of the nation’s opioid crisis.

This review serves as a call to action for the multidisciplinary collaboration necessary to harness the full potential of sensors and devices guided by AI in revolutionizing pain management.

Black patients living with serious illness face stark racial disparities in the quality of pain and symptom management. Medicare Advantage plans, which cover many Black beneficiaries, can take ...