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Article: JCAHO to release more pain management measures
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- Drug Topics
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- November 4, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright Medical Economics Inc. Nov 4, 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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HOSPITAL PRACTICE
Hospitals can expect to see a new set of pain management measure in early 2003. That's when the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations expects to begin field-testing its initial set of standardized pain management performance measures.
"We're not talking about measuring pain, but measuring organizations on how well they manage pain," said Jerod Loeb, vp. for research and performance measurement at JCAHO. "We all think we're doing a good job managing pain, but we don't have any national comparisons or standards. For now, there is no broad agreement on which measures are reliable, valid, and well tested."
Loeb announced the pain management ...