JCAHO Pain Management Standards Are Unveiled

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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the American Pain Society have developed new standards for the management of pain. They were produced by a group of doctors, , nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and representatives of other health care organizations. Many patients with severe and chronic pain are not adequately treated because doctors are afraid they will become addicted to strong painkillers. About 40% of people with chronic pain and 30% of all cancer patients are not adequately treated for pain. The new standards emphasize an interdisciplinary approach, pain control plans tailored to each individual patient, and frequent re-assessment of pain.

Care and treatment, Pain, Pain management, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

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The two cultures and the health care revolution: commerce and professionalism in medical care

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A national agency could assist the entry of commercialism into medicine without compromising patient care. Medicine was once considered a profession but the development of managed care plans has turned it into a business. However, medical corporations may cut costs for the benefit of stockholders but to the detriment of patients. Managed care can also lead to monopoly if a single HMO is the only provider in small towns. A national agency could propose standards for health care that could be used by states to deny licenses to managed care organizations that do not meet the qualifications.

Managed care plans (Medical care), Professional standards review organizations (Medicine)

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Bringing market medicine to professional account

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All participants in the health care industry need to be more accountable for upholding professional standards. Managed care has brought commercialism to medicine as a way of reducing health care costs. A 1997 article proposed that new organizations must be created to uphold professional standards. However, several such organizations already exist in the US. But physicians are not the only group to be held accountable for quality medical care. Stockholders, employers and government agencies must also uphold these standards.

Editorial, Corporate social responsibility

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