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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 6/2019

11.03.2019 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Wakeman et al., Effect of Integrating Substance Use Disorder Treatment into Primary Care on Inpatient and Emergency Department Utilization

verfasst von: Jared W. Klein, MD, MPH

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 6/2019

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Wakeman and colleagues [1] performed a retrospective cohort study exploring associations between deployment of integrated addiction treatment across a large primary care network and acute care utilization. Patients exposed to the multi-modal intervention (recovery coaches, local champions, use of medications for addiction treatment, and availability of expert consultation) were compared to matched control patients in practices with usual care, including referral for addiction treatment. The authors found an association between availability of the intervention and lower levels of acute care utilization, specifically shorter hospital stays and fewer ER visits; however, this came at the expense of significantly more primary care visits. …
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Titel
Capsule Commentary on Wakeman et al., Effect of Integrating Substance Use Disorder Treatment into Primary Care on Inpatient and Emergency Department Utilization
verfasst von
Jared W. Klein, MD, MPH
Publikationsdatum
11.03.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-04919-6

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