Application of an opioid use disorder cascade of care in a large public health system.

ABSTRACT: Background: Over the past decade, hospitals and health systems have increasingly adopted interventions to address the needs of patients with substance use disorders. The Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Cascade of Care provides a framework for organizing and tracking patient health milestones over time and can assist health systems in identifying areas of intervention to maximize the impact of evidence-based services. However, detailed protocols are needed to guide health systems in how to operationalize the OUD Cascade and track outcomes using electronic health records.Objective: In this paper, we describe the process of operationalizing and applying the OUD Cascade in a large, urban, public hospital system.Methods: Through this case example, we describe the technical proces

SUBMITTER: Carter E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744717 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature