title: Smart pain management makes good business sense.
abstract: Controlling patients' pain is now a key factor in HCAHPS scores--and reimbursement. This Clinical Management installment looks at hospitals that are stepping up to the plate.
authors: Geri
authors: G
authors: Aston
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003142:Communication; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000379:methods; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D059408:Pain Management / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States