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The Financial Sustainability of Programs to Initiate Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Emergency Department Settings. [PDF]

Acad Emerg Med
ABSTRACT Background The US is experiencing an epidemic of opioid misuse and mortality. Effective treatments are available, including medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD), but they are greatly underused due to a variety of barriers. In response, some US hospitals have established programs to identify emergency department (ED) patients with opioid
Hodgkin D, Thomas CP, Davis MT, Wicks JJ, Greenfield SF, Meisel ZF, Horgan CM.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]

, 2017
The increasing number of opioid users among chronic pain patients, and opioid abusers among the general population, makes perioperative pain management challenging for health care professionals.
Bifulco, F, Coluzzi, Flaminia, Corcione, A., Cuomo, A, Dauri, M, Leonardi, C, Melotti, Rm, Natoli, S, Romualdi, P, Savoia, G   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Enhancing Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Through External Coaching

Psychiatric Services, 2023
This randomized controlled trial tested whether external coaching influences addiction treatment providers' utilization of medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUDs).This study recruited 75 unique clinical sites in Florida, Ohio, and Wisconsin, including 61 sites in specialty treatment agencies and 14 behavioral health sites within health systems.
Molfenter, Todd, Kim, Hanna, Kim, Jee-Seon, Kisicki, Abby, Knudsen, Hannah K, Horst, Julie, Brown, Randy, Madden, Lynn M, Toy, Alex, Haram, Eric, Jacobson, Nora   +10 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Former heroin-dependent alcohol use disorder patients. prevalence, addiction history and clinical features [PDF]

, 2015
Aims: To examine the prevalence of former heroin dependence (FHA) in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) patients; to compare the clinical characteristics of FHA-AUD patients versus AUD patients without any past use of heroin at alcohol treatment entry; to ...
Ceccanti, Mauro, Maremmani, Angelo Giovanni Icro, Maremmani, Icro, Pacini, Matteo   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Mind the gap: a quality improvement study to determine health care value of rapid-access telemedicine addiction treatment in recently incarcerated individuals

BMC Health Services Research
Background Previously incarcerated individuals experience a significant and vulnerable time post-release, highlighted by a greater than 129 times higher risk of overdose death.
John Golden, Divya Venkat, Yue Yin, Thomas Robertson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Impact of an Expanded MOUD Access Initiative for Patients Hospitalized With Infections From Intravenous Opioid Use

American Journal of Medicine Open
Background: Despite their efficacy, medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) remain underutilized in patients with infections from intravenous opioid use (I-IOU).
Jack Keegan, William Peppard, Rebecca Bauer, Mary Beth Alvarez, Kimberly Stoner, Jennifer McNeely   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records From an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PTs) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Administration of Long-Acting Injections [PDF]

, 2018
Expanding the scope of pharmacy practice demonstrates that the profession has been successful at improving public health. Despite being a late adopter, New York\u27s limited experience with vaccines has improved immunization rates and lowered rates of ...
Noel, Christopher, Williams, Karl
core   +1 more source

Temporal Trends in and Associations With Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drug Prescription in Adult and Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Recent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment guidelines have recommended against nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) use despite prevalent musculoskeletal symptoms and opioid overuse in this population. Given the discordance between changing national guidelines and potential clinical utility, we sought to assess national temporal
Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Andrew Grossman, Meenakshi Bewtra, Michael D. George, Pamela F. Weiss   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medication Treatment For Opioid Use Disorders In Substance Use Treatment Facilities [PDF]

Health Affairs, 2019
Medication treatment (MT) is one of the few evidence-based strategies proposed to combat the current opioid epidemic. We examined national trends and correlates of offering MT in substance use treatment facilities in the United States. According to data from national surveys, the proportion of these facilities that offered any MT increased from 20.0 ...
Ramin, Mojtabai, Christine, Mauro, Melanie M, Wall, Colleen L, Barry, Mark, Olfson   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources