U.S. Surgeon General on Twitter: "I'm launching a #CallToAction to change how we treat pain w/o putting our patients at risk for addiction #NADCP16… "

U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams. (Note: Tweets prior to 9/12/17 were from previous Surgeons General.)

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1. Andrew Bowman, ACNP, FAEN‏ @AndrewACNP1 5 Jun 2016
  Replying to @Surgeon_General
  
  @BestHospitals don't tie reimbursement to patient satisfaction is the first step.
  
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1. Jeremy Faust MD MS‏ @jeremyfaust 5 Jun 2016
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  Many ideas on this. Happy to refer you to the best minds on the topic. But start by unravelling watchdog-induced mess. Thx!
  
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1. Kevin Taylor, MD‏ @KTaylorMD 7 Jun 2016
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  start by abolishing ED patient satisfaction surveys tied to reimbursement.
  
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1. Julie Baumler‏ @competentgirl 5 Jun 2016
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  as a patient, keep lines of communication open.
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1. Agent of VT ‏ @Wanderer_RN 5 Jun 2016
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  hmmm...treat pain without opioids? How about working to make alternatives cheaper? Or cutting out HCAHP$?
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1. Sara‏ @sesiegler 6 Jun 2016
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1. Dr. Raymond Tolmos‏ @DrRayT 6 Jun 2016
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  I believe this is a problem that can be solved by looking at functional imbalances in blood chemistry and physical tx.
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1. Dr. Raymond Tolmos‏ @DrRayT 6 Jun 2016
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  Anti-inflammatory diet, treating low grade chronic infections, and targeting pain generating tissues with PT and chiro.
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