Engaging healthcare teams to increase access to medications for opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of evidence-based quality improvement (EBQI) as an implementation strategy to expand the use of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within nonspecialty settings.

Data sources and study setting

We studied eight facilities in one Veteran Health Administration (VHA) region from October 2015 to September 2022 using administrative data.

Study design

Initially a pilot, we sequentially engaged seven of eight facilities from April 2018 to September 2022 using EBQI, consisting of multilevel stakeholder engagement, technical support, practice facilitation, and data feedback. We established facility-level interdisciplinary quality improvement (QI) teams and a regional-level cross-facility collaborative. We used a nonrandomized stepped

SUBMITTER: Oberman RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11540584 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature