As a response to the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic, the Joint Commission set revised standards in 2018 that require hospitals, critical access hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and...

Years ago, it was often said that “no one is untouched by cancer." In the current day, it seems, it is now “no one is untouched by opioid addiction." We all know of someone who may have an addiction...

Moms-to-be experience many emotions when laboring. Feeling scared, anxious, and overwhelmed is normal… but overall, if the baby is healthy – the parents will feel joy.

Hospitals are looking for ways to reduce opioid use with their patients to decrease the risk of addiction. Pain management clinics, pain conferences, and pain committees within the hospital are...

As a response to the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic, the Joint Commission announced new regulations that address pain management will go into effect on January 1, 2018 for accredited hospitals....