Forging hospital and community partnerships to enable care coordination for opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Programs that aim to increase access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in hospital-based settings have proliferated in recent years. These efforts include transitional opioid programs (TOPs), which navigate patients to community-based SUD treatment programs post-discharge. Successful navigation from TOPs to outpatient treatment hinges on effective coordination between hospitals and post-discharge endpoints, yet it is unclear how hospitals can best develop effective partnerships with outpatient treatment organizations. The objective of this study is to synthesize the common themes underpinning the development of partnerships to facilitate care transitions between TOPs and ongoing SUD treatment.

Methods

Qualitative study with staff and providers from hospita

SUBMITTER: Lindenfeld Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020205 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature