Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
Final Government Pain Report Stresses Importance of Patient-Centered Focus
—Acknowledges Misapplication of 2016 CDC Guidelines and Challenge of Medication Shortages In late May 2019 the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, a federal advisory committee established by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016, released its final report on acute and chronic pain management best practices, calling for a balanced, individualized, patient-centered […]
Read MoreFederal Task Force Seeks Comment on Draft Pain Management Report
Among other actions, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA – Public Law 114-198) authorized creation of a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Task Force) charged with: Identification and review of existing best practices for pain management Determination of whether gaps or inconsistencies between such best practices exist, and Development of […]
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