title: Pain programs offer opportunities for hospitals.
abstract: Easing pain and suffering has always been hospitals' business. But recently some hospitals have begun to treat the management of pain as a business in itself. And programs that treat both the physical and psychological aspects of pain are bringing in profits and new patients.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Souhrada
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States