Chronic pain management has been in the healthcare industry spotlight in the midst of the ongoing opioid crisis, and one expert argues that the best solution may not include treating patients' pain at all.
Providers need to take a patient-centered approach to pain care, Mark D. Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of behavioral health services at the University of Washington Center for Pain Relief, writes in a blog post for NEJM Catalyst. And to make chronic pain management more patient-centered, clinicians must let go of the idea that patient-centered care caters solely to the whims of the patient.
