Impact of an opioid use disorder medication implementation intervention on hospitalization and emergency department utilization in the Veterans Health Administration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is important to evaluate how medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) implementation interventions impact downstream outcomes, however little is known about impact on hospitalization and emergency department (ED) utilization. Stepped Care for Opioid Use Disorder Train the Trainer (SCOUTT) is a national United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) effort initially implemented at 18 facilities that increased MOUD receipt in primary care, mental health, and pain clinics. This evaluation assessed SCOUTT's impact on hospitalization and ED utilization.

Methods

This evaluation used a controlled interrupted time series analysis. We extracted electronic health record data for patients with OUD and ≥ 1 visit in an intervention clinic (N = 35) or matched comparison

SUBMITTER: Frost MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11938673 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature