Implementation of a hospital-based intervention for MOUD initiation and referral to a Bridge Clinic for opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Individuals struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD) utilize the adult emergency department (ED) and psychiatric emergency department at high rates. In 2019, Vanderbilt University Medical Center created a system for individuals identified in the emergency department with OUD to transition care to a Bridge Clinic for up to three months of comprehensive behavioral health treatment, alongside primary care, infectious diseases, and pain management, regardless of their insurance status.

Methods

We conducted 20 interviews with patients enrolled in treatment in our Bridge Clinic and 13 providers in the psychiatric emergency department and emergency department. Our provider interviews focused on understanding experiences identifying people with OUD and referring them t

SUBMITTER: Audet CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10018480 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature