Help Me Get the Joint Commission
We all know the issues going on today with opioid addiction. Many of you do not know the extent of the Joint Commission’s involvement and their connections to Big Pharma. From my blog entry about a WSJ article about 4 years ago:
The Joint Commission published a guide sponsored by Purdue Pharma. “Some clinicians have inaccurate and exaggerated concerns” about addiction, tolerance and risk of death, the guide said. “This attitude prevails despite the fact there is no evidence that addiction is a significant issue when persons are given opioids for pain control.”
I also believe that the famous pain scale with the cartoon faces on it was ALSO sponsored by Purdue. If I am wrong, please correct me.
I need help.
- Does anyone have that pain scale card that shows it was sponsored by Purdue Pharmaceuticals?
- Does anyone have the guide sponsored by the Joint Commission (JCAHO at that time) as mentioned in the WSJ article?
I personally believe that the Joint Commission or JCAHO should be called on this. Help me get them.
I’ve long thought the people who work for Joint Commission are the ones who looked good on paper but couldn’t make it in the real world. I’ve seen some who probably couldn’t make it as a director of nursing at some hospital, and one former anesthesiologist who was probably such an insufferable know-it-all that surgeons refused to work with him.
here is an article that show who, when http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/who-is-responsible-for-the-pain-pill-epidemic
I believe I read about the smiley card in the book by Sam Quinones called “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic.” Wait listed for this book at my library so can’t look it up again soon.
Great questions, and I hope someone can produce that card to help embarrass these non-care improving ass bastard parasites.
Beyond that, the Joint Commission can ()&$@:; my -/#%}^% repeatedly until they all €£%#* die of }]^%#_______%^*+#}{%! I am not losing my license or going to jail for those :*+{}#%]€¥£€’s.