Abstract
Pain management is a crucial element of home health and hospice care. This article presents the newest pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches for managing pain as well as current approaches that answer the questions:
* What is it and how does it work?
* What kind of pain does it relieve?
* What advantages does this product offer over what is currently available?
* How can it be obtained?
* What does it cost, and is it reimbursable?