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Clinical governance and chronic pain: towards a practical solution.
D P G Griffiths1, J Mitchell Noon, F A Campbell
1Pain Management, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust Truro, Cornwall TR1 LJ, UK.
Anaesthesia
|February 27, 2003
Summary
Monitoring pain clinic performance is challenging. This study introduces the Pain Audit Collection System (PACS), a computer-based tool designed by clinicians to evaluate outcomes in complex pain management settings.
Area of Science:
- Pain management
- Clinical governance
- Health informatics
Background:
- Limited understanding of multi-interventional pain clinic performance.
- Challenges for pain clinicians in clinical governance and portfolio completion.
- Urgent need for effective performance monitoring methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce a computer-based system for monitoring pain clinic performance.
- To evaluate the viability of the Pain Audit Collection System (PACS) for outcome assessment.
- To analyze outcome data from typical pain clinics.
Main Methods:
- Development of the Pain Audit Collection System (PACS) by consensus among pain clinicians.
- Implementation of PACS in pain clinic settings.
- Analysis of outcome data collected via PACS.
Main Results:
- PACS has been successfully adopted, indicating its viability for outcome evaluation.
- Initial analysis of outcome data from typical pain clinics was performed.
- The system facilitates the monitoring of performance in complex pain management.
Conclusions:
- The Pain Audit Collection System (PACS) offers a viable method for monitoring pain clinic performance and outcomes.
- Further research is required to fully explore the utility of PACS-generated data.
- The system addresses the need for improved clinical governance in pain management.