Original research
by
Patel, Esita et al
Release Date
2021
Geography
USA
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
We examined hospital staff's perspectives on the processes, challenges, and facilitators to buprenorphine initiation and warm handoff protocols in the ED
Findings/Key points
Factors at the hospital-level that influenced implementation success included supporting interdisciplinary OUD care champions, addressing knowledge gaps and biases around patients with OUD, having data systems that capture OUD care and integrate clinical protocols, incorporating patient comorbidities and non-medical needs into care, and fostering community provider linkages and capacity for warm handoffs.
Design/methods
6 hospitals, purposive sampling, 21 key informant interviews
Keywords
Overdose
Wrap-around services
About prescribers
Substitution/OAT
Transitions in care/treatment
Stigma
Hospitals
