High-quality, equitable, patient-centered pain management that mitigates risk for opioid use disorder is a priority for the United States. However, patients often encounter fragmented systems of care and limited non-opioid options to treat their pain. There is now a growing evidence base for use of non-opioid pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for pain management, and health centers are exploring how to effectively integrate these approaches into their practices.
In this issue of the Care Teams Digest, we highlight two health centers that are leading the way in evidence-based integrated care to help patients treat and manage chronic and acute pain.
