Category: Resource

A list of suggested pain management items that should be communicated to the next provider upon discharge. A way to engage a care transition community, identify communication elements needed for electronic health record modification, or provide an additional tool to improve med reconciliation.

Read the article “Pain management-related assessment and communication across the care continuum: Consensus of the opioid task force of the island peer review organization pain management coalition” published in the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

This is designed for use in any facility by staff or a healthcare provider. Improvement of cross-setting management of pain management during transitions of care to prevent adverse drug events and subsequently reduce emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and readmissions.

This is designed for nursing home staff, and other facilities could use it as well. It has information about ADEs including: definition, facts, common ADEs, and occurrences that could point to an ADE.