Patient Perception of Pain Control (Not Opiate Amount) Affects Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems and Press Ganey Satisfaction Scores After Orthopaedic Trauma

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Vol. 29; no. 7; p. 301
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Adil S, Kim, Ryan L, Ramsamooj, Harry, Roberts, Michael, Downes, Katheryne, Mir, Hassan R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Health Personnel; Hospitals; Humans; Middle Aged; Opiate Alkaloids; Orthopedics; Pain; Patient Satisfaction; Perception; Personal Satisfaction; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Retrospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires

Opiate abuse is a public health issue linked to prescribing. Prescribing increased partly in response to adopting pain as the fifth vital sign. Assessing pain control on patient satisfaction surveys, including government-mandated Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAH...