title: How to improve home care pain management processes.
abstract: This article describes the process and tools one agency used when their ORYX indicator, "managing a patient's pain," was consistently below the national benchmark. The process can be used for addressing Adverse Events through the OBQI Process as well.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, Lake Forest Hospital, IL 60045, USA. dgoodman@lakeforesthospital.com
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Penny B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hiniker
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Paley
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019985:Benchmarking; D017028:Caregivers; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004282:Documentation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics