title: History of The Joint Commission's Pain Standards: Lessons for Today's Prescription Opioid Epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Evaluation, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations / Q000266:history; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000266:history / Q000592:standards*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D057566:Self Report / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D009020:Morphine