Prevalence and treatment of opioid use disorders among primary care patients in six health systems.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The U.S. experienced nearly 48,000 opioid overdose deaths in 2017. Treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) with buprenorphine is a recommended part of primary care, yet little is known about current U.S. practices in this setting. This observational study reports the prevalence of documented OUD and OUD treatment with buprenorphine among primary care patients in six large health systems.

Methods

Adults with ≥2 primary care visits during a three-year period (10/1/2013-9/30/2016) in six health systems were included. Data were obtained from electronic health record and claims data, with measures, assessed over the three-year period, including indicators for documented OUD from ICD 9 and 10 codes and OUD treatment with buprenorphine. The prevalence of OUD treatment was

SUBMITTER: Lapham G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7158756 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature