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- Title
The Joint Commission Defends Standards Under Fire as Opioid Abuse Grows.
- Abstract
The article focuses on a letter released by the healthcare accreditation organization, the Joint Commission (TJC), that considered guidelines instructing physicians to routinely ask patients to assess their pain. It informs that the letter encouraged alternative treatments to opioids such as non-opioid pain relievers and psychotherapy. It mentions of three statement released by TJC that suggested educating all licensed independent practitioners and assessing and managing the patient's pain.
- Subjects
PAIN; PREVENTIVE medicine; THERAPEUTIC use of narcotics; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIOLOGISTS; INAPPROPRIATE prescribing (Medicine); AMERICAN Medical Association; DRUGS; MEDICAL protocols; PHYSICIANS; SUBSTANCE abuse; OCCUPATIONAL roles; PREVENTION; PROFESSIONAL associations
- Publication
Same-Day Surgery, 2016, Vol 40, Issue 7, p1
- ISSN
0190-5066
- Publication type
Article