Chronic pain. Sizing up the team approach.
Chronic pan management is still an evolving field, one with high fees and debatable results. It's open to a variety of practitioners, but pain specialists concerned about accountability, reimbursement, and their own survival are developing needed standards for treatment and outcome measurement.
D000068:Accreditation; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010819:Physician's Role; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States