This month’s article was written by Bud Pate, REHS, and Lisa Eddy, RN, CPHQ, senior consultants at The Greeley Company.

The Greeley Company is receiving more requests for assistance with post Joint Commission accreditation survey clarification work. One of the most frequent requirements for improvement (RFI) is for pain reassessments. Many hospitals are cited for failure to conduct a reassessment after pain intervention. However, it isn’t that organizations aren’t reassessing pain, it’s that they aren’t documenting the pain reassessment.