Main description:

Chronic Pain Management: Guidelines for Multidisciplinary Program Development is the most comprehensive textbook to date on the multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain management. Written by an illustrious group of contributors, this volume serves as a must-have armamentarium of guidelines for the development of a successful pain management program within the context of current medical and insurance reimbursement climates. Backed by the American Academy of Pain Management, the book enables readers to understand the benefits of multidisciplinary chronic pain management and helps them apply these techniques to their clinic for effective, consistent, and financially viable patient care.

An essential how-to manual for anyone in the field, the book:

Emphasizes multidisciplinary chronic pain management as an alternative to surgery, chronic opioid therapy, and interventional approaches

Contains best practices for the maintenance of a high-quality cost-effective chronic pain management center

Discusses suggestions to enhance cooperation between the numerous groups involved in the care of chronic pain patients

Offers strategies for clinician-insurer collaboration resulting in clinically-effective, cost-efficient treatment

Describes how to achieve accreditation, and how to develop policies and procedures

Helps insurance industry and government agencies recognize the importance of the multidisciplinary approach to pain management

Contents:

History and Theory of Multidisciplinary Pain Management. Research on the Efficacy and Cost-Efficiency of Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management: Recognizing an Evidence-Based Approach. Problems Associated With "Carving Out" Services from Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management: Impact on Efficacy. Approaches to Psychological Assessment Prior to Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Treatment. Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management as an Alternative to Chronic Opioid Therapy. Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management as an Alterative to Surgery. Interventional Chronic Pain Management: The Benefit of a Multidisciplinary Approach. The Potential Role of CAM within the Context of Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management. Issues of Special Populations Receiving Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management Services. Developing a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management Program: Nuts and Bolts. Development of Policies and Procedures: Assurance of Consistent Chronic Pain Management Practice. Chronic Pain Management Program Accreditation: Providing Standards for Excellence. Outcomes Measurement in Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management: Data Collection as a Means of Quality Improvement. Chronic Pain Management in the Era of Managed Care. Strategies for Obtaining Reimbursement for Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management. Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management: A Patient's Experience