Bill to Allow Licensed Acupuncturists to be Medicare Providers Introduced in House On May 9, Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2023. The Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act would increase access to...
Resources
AACIPM website includes a repository of resources that support the mission to advance access to equitable, whole person, multimodal, guideline-concordant integrative pain management.
More resources and publications will be coming soon. If you have suggestions about relevant resources that should be included, please contact Amy Goldstein.
National Updates – November 2021
CMS Issues 2022 PFS, Delays Changes to Pain Coding but Directly Quotes AACIPM Letter CMS has released the final physician fee schedule for 2022, making updates to Medicare Part B payment policies, coverage of opioid use disorder services furnished by opioid treatment...
National Updates – October 2021
NIH HEAL Initiative Announces Funding Opportunities Related to Health Equity in Pain Management, Myofascial Pain, and Sickle Cell Disease The HEAL Initiative from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released information on a number of funding opportunities...
Spotlight on AccendoWave: Innovative Device that Objectively Measures Pain and Improves Patient Experience Named Quarterfinalist in UCSF Health Awards
AccendoWave is an exciting new system that uses machine learning technology to objectively measure and manage pain without relying on the current standard of subjective pain data. Harnessing active comfort management technology through use of a tablet computer, EEG...
Partner Educational Opportunities
New Study Proves Benefits of Teaching Patients Self Care, Provider Education Available A recent study of 263 adults with chronic low-back pain has shown that patients who take a single 2-hour pain relief skills class show clinically meaningful reductions in pain...
Spotlight: University Improves Care in Rural Communities with New Integrative Pain Management Curriculum
Dr. John Maye is a Professor and Pain Management Concentration Director for the University of South Florida, College of Nursing. He retired from the United States Navy in 2015 at the rank of Captain after serving for 27 years. A Navy Certified Registered Nurse...
Highlights from HHS and Congress – July 2021
AACIPM acts as a connector, even between staff at Health & Human Services (HHS) agencies, who tell us they appreciate being kept abreast of what each specific agency is doing as it relates to pain care. This section is intended to help synthesize HHS highlights,...
Highlights from HHS Pain-Related Efforts – June 2021
AACIPM acts as a connector, even between staff at Health & Human Services (HHS) agencies, who tell us they appreciate being kept abreast of what each specific agency is doing as it relates to pain care. This section is intended to help synthesize HHS highlights,...
The Role of Spiritual Care in Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management (CIPM)
This online and downloadable resource was developed as part of the ongoing work of the Alliance to Advance Comprehensive Integrative Pain Management. This was a collaborative effort among the Spiritual Care subgroup members that initially met in 2018-19 after the...