Are Pain Management Questions in Patient Satisfaction Surveys Driving the Opioid Epidemic

Are Pain Management Questions in Patient Satisfaction Surveys Driving the Opioid Epidemic? Affiliation Jerome Adams MD, MPH, Gregory H. Bledsoe MD, MPH, and John H. Armstrong MDJerome Adams is with the State of Indiana Department of Health, Indianapolis. Gregory H. Bledsoe is with the State of Arkansas Office of the Surgeon General, Little Rock. John H. Armstrong is with the State of Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee.CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to Jerome Adams, State Health Commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian Street, Section 3A, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (e-mail: [email protected]edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the “Reprints” link. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2016.303228 Accepted: April 06, 2016 Published Online: May 06, 2016

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