title: Institutionwide pain management improvement through the use of evidence-based content, strategies, resources, and outcomes.
abstract: The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research pain guidelines and implementation theories were used in this improvement initiative to ensure that evidence-based pain management reached every provider and patient in a large tertiary care hospital. Implementation strategies, products, and outcome measures are described for use in the clinical setting. Critical success factors and implementation barriers are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Belgrade
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Portu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sierzant
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sallmen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fraki
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality