Improving Pain Care for Service Members
Kimberly A Hepner; Jessica L Sousa; Carol P Roth; Shreya S Huilgol; Chester Jean; Lucy B Schulson; Priya Gandhi; Nipher Malika; Charles C Engel
RAND Corporation
2023
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Acute and chronic pain are common among service members, with musculoskeletal pain and injuries being the leading cause of nondeployability among active-duty service members. Interviews with Military Health System (MHS) administrators, providers, and service member patients provide on-the-ground perspectives on MHS pain care policies, highlighting strengths and potential areas for improvement and innovation in pain care across the MHS.