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Nyaku AN, Zerbo EA, Chen C, Milano N, Johnston B, Chadwick R, Marcello S, Baston K, Haroz R, Crystal S. A survey of barriers and facilitators to the adoption of buprenorphine prescribing after implementation of a New Jersey-wide incentivized DATA-2000 waiver training program. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:179. [PMID: 38331802 PMCID: PMC10851589 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10648-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Opioid-involved overdose deaths continue to rise in the US, despite availability of highly effective treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD), in part due to the insufficient number of treatment providers. Barriers include the need for providers to gain expertise and confidence in providing MOUD to their patients who need these treatments. To mitigate this barrier, New Jersey sponsored a buprenorphine training program with financial incentives for participation, which met the then existing requirement for the DATA-2000 waiver. In a 2019 follow-up survey, participants reported on barriers and facilitators to subsequent buprenorphine prescribing. METHODS Participants in the training program completed a 10-min electronic survey distributed via email. The survey addressed demographics, practice characteristics, current buprenorphine prescribing, and barriers and facilitators to adoption and/or scale up of buprenorphine prescribing. RESULTS Of the 440 attendees with a valid email address, 91 individuals completed the survey for a response rate of 20.6%. Of the 91 respondents, 89 were eligible prescribers and included in the final analysis. Respondents were predominantly female (n = 55, 59.6%) and physicians (n = 55, 61.8%); representing a broad range of specialties and practice sites. 65 (73%) of respondents completed the training and DEA-registration, but only 31 (34.8%) were actively prescribing buprenorphine. The most frequently cited barriers to buprenorphine prescribing were lack of access to support services such as specialists in addiction, behavioral health services, and psychiatry. The most frequently reported potential facilitators were integrated systems with direct access to addiction specialists and psychosocial services, easier referral to behavioral health services, more institutional support, and improved guidance on clinical practice standards for OUD treatment. CONCLUSION More than half (52.3%) of those who completed incentivized training and DEA registration failed to actively prescribe buprenorphine. Results highlight provider perceptions of inadequate availability of support for the complex needs of patients with OUD and suggest that broader adoption of buprenorphine prescribing will require scaling up support to clinicians, including increased availability of specialized addiction and mental health services.
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- Amesika N Nyaku
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Ave, MSB I689, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
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- Private Practice, Montclair, NJ, 07042, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 183 South Orange Ave, BHSB F-Level, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 183 South Orange Ave, BHSB F-Level, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Mental Health Association in New Jersey, 673 Morris Avenue, Suite 100, Springfield, NJ, 07781, USA
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- Mental Health Association in New Jersey, 673 Morris Avenue, Suite 100, Springfield, NJ, 07781, USA
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- Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, 151 Centennial Avenue, Suite 1140, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, 151 Centennial Avenue, Suite 1140, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Three Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA
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- Center for Health Services Research, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 112 Paterson St, 3rd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
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Hyland CJ, McDowell MJ, Bain PA, Huskamp HA, Busch AB. Integration of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder treatment in primary care settings: A scoping review. J Subst Abuse Treat 2023; 144:108919. [PMID: 36332528 PMCID: PMC10321472 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol use disorder (AUD) represents the most prevalent addiction in the United States. Integration of AUD treatment in primary care settings would expand care access. The objective of this scoping review is to examine models of AUD treatment in primary care that include pharmacotherapy (acamprosate, disulfiram, naltrexone). METHODS The team undertook a search across MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science on May 21, 2021. Eligibility criteria included: patient population ≥ 18 years old, primary care-based setting, US-based study, presence of an intervention to promote AUD treatment, and prescription of FDA-approved AUD pharmacotherapy. Study design was limited to controlled trials and observational studies. We assessed study bias using a modified Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine Rating Framework quality rating scheme. RESULTS The qualitative synthesis included forty-seven papers, representing 25 primary studies. Primary study sample sizes ranged from 24 to 830,825 participants and many (44 %) were randomized controlled trials. Most studies (80 %) included a nonpharmacologic intervention for AUD: 56 % with brief intervention, 40 % with motivational interviewing, and 12 % with motivational enhancement therapy. A plurality of studies (48 %) included mixed pharmacologic interventions, with administration of any combination of naltrexone, acamprosate, and/or disulfiram. Of the 47 total studies included, 68 % assessed care initiation and engagement. Fewer studies (15 %) explored practices surrounding screening for or diagnosing AUD. Outcome measures included receipt of pharmacotherapy and alcohol consumption, which about half of studies included (53 % and 51 %, respectively). Many of these outcomes showed significant findings in favor of integrated care models for AUD. CONCLUSIONS The integration of AUD pharmacotherapy in primary care settings may be associated with improved process and outcome measures of care. Future research should seek to understand the varied experiences across care integration models.
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- Colby J Hyland
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States of America
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- Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 10 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America.
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- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America.
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- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America; McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, United States of America.
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Andreu M, Alcaraz N, Gual A, Segura L, Barrio P. Primary care provider expectations of addiction services and patients in Spain. Fam Pract 2022; 39:269-274. [PMID: 34089055 DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmab053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Primary care (PC) is crucial in the care of substance use disorder (SUD) patients. However, the relationship between PC and addiction settings is complex and collaboration issues stand out. Available evidence suggests that integration of SUD and PC services can improve physical and mental health of SUD patients and reduce health expenses. OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences, views and attitudes of PC professionals towards the interaction between PC and SUD services. METHODS Twenty-seven GPs took part in three focus groups. The focus group sessions were audio-taped, transcribed verbatim and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Recurrent themes were identified. RESULTS Four main themes were devised: (1) Differences and specificities of SUD patients, (2) Interaction between providers of PC and addiction services, (3) Patient management (4) Addiction stigma. These main themes reflect the consideration that SUD patients are a specific group with specific care needs that yield specific challenges to GPs themselves. Improved training, availability of a shared medical record system, increased feedback between GP and addiction specialists and the efficiency of the circuit are to be considered the main priority for the majority of the participants. CONCLUSIONS An efficient and effective referral circuit, with increased feedback and shared medical records is considered key to GPs. Its implementation should keep in mind the specific features of both SUD patients and GPs.
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- Magalí Andreu
- Grup de Recerca en Addiccions Clínic (GRAC-GRE), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic i Universitari de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Grup de Recerca en Addiccions Clínic (GRAC-GRE), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic i Universitari de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Grup de Recerca en Addiccions Clínic (GRAC-GRE), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic i Universitari de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Health and Social Security Department, Program on Substance Abuse, Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Spain
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- Grup de Recerca en Addiccions Clínic (GRAC-GRE), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic i Universitari de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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Degan TJ, Kelly PJ, Robinson LD, Deane FP, Baker AL. Health literacy and healthcare service utilisation in the 12-months prior to entry into residential alcohol and other drug treatment. Addict Behav 2022; 124:107111. [PMID: 34562775 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Health literacy refers to an individual's capacity to gather, process and understand health information, make appropriate health decisions, and engage adequately with healthcare services. Inadequate health literacy has been linked to an increase in acute healthcare utilisation. Research suggests that people living with substance use disorders also access acute healthcare services at high rates. The study investigates whether overall health literacy is related to this population's use of general healthcare services. METHODS A total of 568 participants were recruited from residential substance use treatment services located in NSW, Australia, as part of a randomised controlled trial; the Continuing Care Project. All participants completed a face-to face baseline questionnaire, which included the Health Literacy Questionnaire; a measure of multidimensional health literacy. Latent profile analysis was used to examine health literacy profiles, with multinominal regression analysis examining if healthcare service utilisation was related to these profiles. RESULTS Three profiles of health literacy were identified and termed lowest (n = 86, 15.1%), moderate (n = 338, 59.5%) and highest health literacy (n = 144, 25.4%). The sample accessed both primary and acute healthcare services at high rates. When controlling for demographic variables, there were no significant differences identified between health literacy profiles and service use. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS This study was the first to use a multidimensional health literacy tool to examine health literacy and general healthcare service utilisation for people attending residential substance use disorder treatment. This population access high levels of healthcare services, however the role that health literacy may play in helping reduce acute healthcare use requires further investigation.
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- Tayla J Degan
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia
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Toughening of Bioceramic Composites for Bone Regeneration. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/jcs5100259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bioceramics are widely considered as elective materials for the regeneration of bone tissue, due to their compositional mimicry with bone inorganic components. However, they are intrinsically brittle, which limits their capability to sustain multiple biomechanical loads, especially in the case of load-bearing bone districts. In the last decades, intense research has been dedicated to combining processes to enhance both the strength and toughness of bioceramics, leading to bioceramic composite scaffolds. This review summarizes the recent approaches to this purpose, particularly those addressed to limiting the propagation of cracks to prevent the sudden mechanical failure of bioceramic composites.
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"I didn't feel like a number": The impact of nurse care managers on the provision of buprenorphine treatment in primary care settings. J Subst Abuse Treat 2021; 132:108633. [PMID: 34688496 PMCID: PMC10089662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To promote increased access to and retention in buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder, the New York City (NYC) Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) implemented the Buprenorphine Nurse Care Manager Initiative (BNCMI) in 2016, in which nurse care managers (NCMs) coordinate buprenorphine treatment in safety-net primary care clinics. To explore how patients experienced the care they received from NCMs, DOHMH staff conducted in-person, in-depth interviews with patients who had, or were currently receiving, buprenorphine treatment at BNCMI clinics. Participants were patients who were receiving, or had received, buprenorphine treatment through BNCMI at one of the participating safety-net primary care practices. METHODS The study team used a thematic analytic and framework analysis approach to capture concepts related to patient experiences of care received from NCMs, and to explore differences between those who were in treatment for at least six consecutive months and those who left treatment within the first six months. RESULTS Themes common to both groups were that NCMs showed care and concern for patients' overall well-being in a nonjudgmental manner. In addition, NCMs provided critical clinical and logistical support. Among out-of-treatment participants, interactions with the NCM were rarely the catalyst for disengaging with treatment. Moreover, in-treatment participants perceived the NCM as part of a larger clinical team that collectively offered support, and the care provided by NCMs was often a motivating factor for them to remain engaged in treatment. CONCLUSION Findings suggest that by providing emotional, clinical, and logistical support, as well as intensive engagement (e.g., frequent phone calls), the care that NCMs provide could encourage retention of patients in buprenorphine treatment.
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Thapa BB, Laws MB, Galárraga O. Evaluating the impact of integrated behavioral health intervention: Evidence from Rhode Island. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e27066. [PMID: 34449502 PMCID: PMC8389970 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000027066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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There has been a historic separation between systems that address behavioral health problems and the medical care system that addresses other health issues. Integration of the 2 has the potential to improve care.The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of Integrated Behavioral Health program on health care utilization and costs.Claims data between 2015 and 2018 from Rhode Island's All Payers Claims Database representing 42,936 continuously enrolled unique patients.Retrospective study based on propensity score-matched difference-in-differences framework.Utilization (emergency department visits, office visits, and hospitalizations) and costs (total, inpatient, outpatient, professional, and pharmacy).Integrated Behavioral Health intervention in Rhode Island was associated with reduction in healthcare utilization. Emergency department visits reduced by 6.4 per 1000 people per month and office visits reduced by 29.8 per 1000 people per month, corresponding to a reduction of 7% and 6%, respectively. No statistically significant association was observed between the intervention and hospitalizations. The evidence was mixed for cost outcomes, with negative association recorded between the intervention and the likelihood of incurring non-zero cost but no significant association was observed between the intervention and the level of costs. This relationship held true for most of the cost measures considered.Integrated Behavioral Health intervention in Rhode Island was associated with significant reductions in emergency department visits and office visits, with no effects on hospitalizations. In terms of the cost outcomes, we found evidence that the intervention negatively affected the likelihood of incurring any non-zero costs but did not affect the level of costs.
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Moallef S, Homayra F, Milloy MJ, Bird L, Nosyk B, Hayashi K. High prevalence of unmet healthcare need among people who use illicit drugs in a Canadian setting with publicly-funded interdisciplinary primary care clinics. Subst Abus 2020; 42:760-766. [PMID: 33270542 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2020.1846667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND People who use illicit drugs (PWUD) experience significant barriers to healthcare. However, little is known about levels of attachment to primary care (defined as having a regular family doctor or clinic they feel comfortable with) and its association with unmet healthcare needs in this population. In a Canadian setting that features novel publicly-funded interdisciplinary primary care clinics, we sought to examine the prevalence and correlates (including attachment to primary care) of unmet healthcare needs among PWUD. Methods: Data were derived from two prospective cohort studies of PWUD in Vancouver, Canada between December 2017 and November 2018. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with self-reported unmet healthcare needs among participants reporting any health issues. Results: In total, 743 (83.6%) of 889 eligible participants reported attachment to primary care and 220 (24.7%) reported an unmet healthcare need. In multivariable analyses, attachment to primary care at an integrated care clinic (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.14; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 0.06-0.34) was negatively associated with an unmet healthcare need, while being treated poorly at a healthcare facility (AOR = 5.50; 95% CI: 3.59-8.60) and self-reported chronic pain (AOR = 2.00, 95% CI: 1.30-3.01) were positively associated with an unmet healthcare need. Conclusion: Despite the high level of attachment to primary care, a quarter of our sample reported an unmet healthcare need. Our findings suggest that multi-level interventions are required to address the unmet need, including pain management and integrated care, to support PWUD with complex health needs.
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- Soroush Moallef
- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Health Economic Research Unit, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Richardson A, Richard L, Gunter K, Cunningham R, Hamer H, Lockett H, Wyeth E, Stokes T, Burke M, Green M, Cox A, Derrett S. A systematic scoping review of interventions to integrate physical and mental healthcare for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. J Psychiatr Res 2020; 128:52-67. [PMID: 32521251 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Integrated care approaches have been recommended to remove barriers to healthcare and improve the physical health outcomes of people living with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorders (SUDs). The aim of this systematic scoping review was to describe empirical investigations of interventions designed to integrate physical, mental, and addiction healthcare for this population. An iterative and systematic search of five electronic databases (Medline (Ovid), PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase (Ovid) and Scopus) was conducted to identify peer-reviewed articles published between January 2000 and April 2019. Two reviewers independently screened publications in two successive stages of title and abstract screening, followed by full-text screening of eligible publications. Data from each included publication were extracted independently by two reviewers using a standardised spreadsheet. A total of 28 eligible publications were identified, representing 25 unique studies. Over half of the included studies investigated the use of case managers to provide self-management skills or to coordinate mental and physical healthcare (n = 14). Other interventions examined the co-location of services (n = 9) and the implementation of screening and referral pathways to specialist treatment (n = 2). Less than half of the included studies described a framework, theory or model that was underpinning the intervention tested. While some aspects of integrated care have been identified and addressed by interventions, other key dimensions have not been considered, such as shared decision-making. Identification of a comprehensive model of integrated care is recommended to inform the development and evaluation of future interventions for people with SMI/SUDs.
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- Amy Richardson
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
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- Department of General Practice and Rural Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
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- Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research, The University of Chicago Department of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
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- Helen Hamer & Associates Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
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- Ngāi Tahu Māori Health Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
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- Department of General Practice and Rural Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
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- Addictions, Supportive Accommodation, Reintegration and Palliative Care Services, Salvation Army, PO Box 6015, Wellington, 6141, New Zealand.
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- South Community Mental Health Team, Southern District Health Board, Private Bag 1921, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
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- Southern District Health Board, New Zealand.
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
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Conner SR, Anderson JR. Are We Acute-Care or Recovery-Oriented? Exploring Ideals and Practices Expressed Within the Substance Use Treatment and Correctional Systems. Subst Use Misuse 2020; 55:2278-2290. [PMID: 32781875 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1801742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to explore whether treatment and probation professionals describe ideals and practices more aligned with the recovery-oriented systems of care (ROSC) model or the acute-care model. Methods: Semi-structured individual interviews were used to gather qualitative data on the ideals and practices of nine probation professionals and nine treatment professionals. Results: Directed content analysis revealed that all treatment professionals interviewed and eight out of nine probation professionals described more ideals and practices in line with the ROSC model than those in line with the acute-care model. Of all the meaning units coded for model alignment, 81.7% aligned with ROSC and 18.3% with acute care. Of the meaning units coded as ROSC, 51.4% were from treatment professionals and 48.6% from probation professionals. Of the meaning units coded as acute care, 30.2% came from treatment professionals and 69.8% from probation professionals. In building a ROSC, it seems the concern is less about buy in for recovery-oriented characteristics and more about shedding characteristics of the acute-care model. Although professionals have many ideals and practices in line with the ROSC model, some acute-care characteristics linger and could continue to exist without intervention.
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- Stacy R Conner
- Family and Human Services Department, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, USA
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- School of Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Anastas T, Waddell EN, Howk S, Remiker M, Horton-Dunbar G, Fagnan LJ. Building Behavioral Health Homes: Clinician and Staff Perspectives on Creating Integrated Care Teams. J Behav Health Serv Res 2019; 46:475-486. [PMID: 29790040 PMCID: PMC6250593 DOI: 10.1007/s11414-018-9622-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Adults with serious mental illness and substance use disorders have elevated risk of mortality and higher healthcare costs compared to the general population. As these disparities have been linked to poor management of co-occurring chronic conditions in primary care, the behavioral health setting may be a preferred setting for routine medical screening and treatment. This qualitative study describes early stages of integrating care teams in emerging medical homes based in mental health and addiction treatment settings. Clinicians and staff from ten agencies engaged in the Behavioral Health Home Learning Collaborative participated in qualitative interviews exploring local definitions of "behavioral health home" and initial barriers and facilitators to integration. Facilitators included clear staff roles, flexible scheduling, and interdisciplinary huddles and staff trainings. Challenges included workforce, limited use of electronic health records, and differing professional cultures. Participants advocated for new workflows and payment structures to accommodate scheduling demands and holistic case management.
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- Tracy Anastas
- Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN), 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code L 222, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN), 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code L 222, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
- Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
- OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, 184 Parkmill Building, 1633 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, USA.
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- Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN), 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code L 222, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN), 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code L 222, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, 184 Parkmill Building, 1633 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, 97201, USA
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- Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN), 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code L 222, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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Self-Rated Physical Health and Unmet Healthcare Needs among Swedish Patients in Opioid Substitution Treatment. JOURNAL OF ADDICTION 2019; 2019:7942145. [PMID: 31139491 PMCID: PMC6500657 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7942145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Background Individuals with opioid dependence are at increased risk of deteriorating health due to the lifestyle connected to heroin use. Barriers surrounding the healthcare system seem to hinder patients to seek help through conventional healthcare, even after entering opioid substitution treatment (OST), resulting in a high level of unmet healthcare needs. However, this field is still unexplored, with only a few studies focusing on general health within this population. The first step, in order to provide suitable and accessible primary healthcare, is to assess the extent of physical symptoms and unmet healthcare needs within the OST population, which, to this point, has been sparsely studied. Aim To assess OST patients' self-rated physical health and healthcare seeking behaviour. Methods Two-hundred and eighteen patients from four different OST sites answered a questionnaire regarding physical health and healthcare seeking. Results Patients in OST have a high degree of physical symptoms and a high degree of unmet healthcare needs. Sixty-six percent reported suffering from musculoskeletal pain. Fifty-six percent reported gastrointestinal symptoms. Genital problems and airway symptoms were reported by 47%, respectively, and dental problems were reported by 69% of the respondents. General unmet healthcare needs were reported by 82%. Musculoskeletal pain was positively correlated with having an unstable housing situation (AOR 4.26 [95% CI 1.73-10.48]), negatively correlated with male sex (AOR 0.45 [95% CI 0.22-0.91]), and positively correlated with age (AOR 1.04 [95% CI 1.01-1.07]). No statistically significant correlates of respiratory, gastrointestinal, genital, or dental symptoms were found. Conclusion Patients in OST carry a heavy burden of physical symptoms and unmet healthcare needs, potentially due to societal barriers. Patients' frequent visits to the OST clinics offer a unique opportunity to build a base for easily accessible on-site primary healthcare.
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Glasner S, Kay-Lambkin F, Budney AJ, Gitlin M, Kagan B, Chokron-Garneau H, Ang A, Venegas A. Preliminary Outcomes of a Computerized CBT/MET Intervention for Depressed Cannabis Users in Psychiatry Care. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 1:36-47. [PMID: 31840135 PMCID: PMC6910653 DOI: 10.26828/cannabis.2018.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Although depression is common among cannabis users, there is a paucity of targeted interventions addressing depression and cannabis use disorders concurrently. In the present pilot study, we examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a computer-assisted intervention combining cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational enhancement therapy (MET) techniques for adults with comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD) and cannabis use disorder (CUD) presenting for care in a psychiatric setting. Adults with MDD and CUD (N=26) recruited from mental health care settings were enrolled in a 10-week, computer-assisted psychosocial intervention: Self-Help for Alcohol and other Drug Use and Depression (SHADE). Feasibility, acceptability, perceived helpfulness, treatment retention, completion, and clinical outcomes including cannabis use and depression were assessed. Participants found the SHADE intervention to be acceptable and helpful in facilitating action towards their therapeutic goals concerning depression and cannabis use. Treatment completion, achieved by the majority (85%) of participants, was excellent. On average, participants reduced their past 30 day cannabis use from baseline (mean percentage of days using = 69%) to follow-up (M=44%) (t(22)= 2.3, p<0.05; Effect Size= 0.79). Concurrently, they evidenced reductions in depressive symptom severity, from the moderately severe range at baseline to the mild range at follow-up (t(24)=7.3, p<0.001; Effect Size=1.52). Addressing comorbid CUD and MDD using a computer-assisted, evidence-based treatment strategy is feasible in a psychiatric care setting, and may produce improvements in both depressive symptoms and cannabis use.
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- Suzette Glasner
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Alcohol, Cannabis, and Opioid Use Disorders, and Disease Burden in an Integrated Health Care System. J Addict Med 2017; 11:3-9. [PMID: 27610582 DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000000260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We examined prevalence of major medical conditions and extent of disease burden among patients with and without substance use disorders (SUDs) in an integrated health care system serving 3.8 million members. METHODS Medical conditions and SUDs were extracted from electronic health records in 2010. Patients with SUDs (n = 45,461; alcohol, amphetamine, barbiturate, cocaine, hallucinogen, and opioid) and demographically matched patients without SUDs (n = 45,461) were compared on the prevalence of 19 major medical conditions. Disease burden was measured as a function of 10-year mortality risk using the Charlson Comorbidity Index. P-values were adjusted using Hochberg's correction for multiple-inference testing within each medical condition category. RESULTS The most frequently diagnosed SUDs in 2010 were alcohol (57.6%), cannabis (14.9%), and opioid (12.9%). Patients with these SUDs had higher prevalence of major medical conditions than non-SUD patients (alcohol use disorders, 85.3% vs 55.3%; cannabis use disorders, 41.9% vs 23.0%; and opioid use disorders, 44.9% vs 26.1%; all P < 0.001). Patients with these SUDs also had higher disease burden than non-SUD patients; patients with opioid use disorders (M = 0.48; SE = 1.46) had particularly high disease burden (M = 0.23; SE = 0.09; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Common SUDs, particularly opioid use disorders, are associated with substantial disease burden for privately insured individuals without significant impediments to care. This signals the need to explore the full impact SUDs have on the course and outcome of prevalent conditions and initiate enhanced service engagement strategies to improve disease burden.
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Barriers to integrating the continuum of care for opioid and alcohol use disorders in primary care: A qualitative longitudinal study. J Subst Abuse Treat 2017; 83:45-54. [PMID: 29129195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2017.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Untreated substance use disorders remain a pervasive public health problem in the United States, especially among medically-underserved and low-income populations, with opioid and alcohol use disorders (OAUD) being of particular concern. Primary care is an underutilized resource for delivering treatment for OAUD, but little is known about the organizational capacity of community-based primary care clinics to integrate treatment for OAUD. The objective of this study was to use an organizational capacity framework to examine perceived barriers to implementing the continuum of care for OAUD in a community-based primary care organization over three time points: pre-implementation (preparation), early implementation (practice), and full implementation. Clinic administrators and medical and mental health providers from two clinics participated in interviews and focus groups. Barriers were organized by type and size, and are presented over the three time points. Although some barriers persisted, most barriers decreased over time, and respondents reported feeling more efficacious in their ability to successfully deliver OAUD treatment. Findings contribute to the needed literature on building capacity to implement OAUD treatment in primary care and suggest that while barriers may be sizable and inevitable, successful implementation is still possible.
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Morse DS, Wilson JL, McMahon JM, Dozier AM, Quiroz A, Cerulli C. Does a Primary Health Clinic for Formerly Incarcerated Women Increase Linkage to Care? Womens Health Issues 2017; 27:499-508. [PMID: 28302351 PMCID: PMC5511582 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined a primary care-based program to address the health needs of women recently released from incarceration by facilitating access to primary medical, mental health, and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. STUDY DESIGN Peer community health workers recruited women released from incarceration within the past 9 months into the Women's Initiative Supporting Health Transitions Clinic (WISH-TC). Located within an urban academic medical center, WISH-TC uses cultural, gender, and trauma-specific strategies grounded in the self-determination theory of motivation. Data abstracted from intake forms and medical charts were examined using bivariate and multivariable regression analyses. RESULTS Of the 200 women recruited, 100 attended the program at least once. Most (83.0%) did not have a primary care provider before enrollment. Conditions more prevalent than in the general population included psychiatric disorders (94.0%), substance use (90.0%), intimate partner violence (66.0%), chronic pain (66.0%), and hepatitis C infection (12.0%). Patients received screening and vaccinations (65.9%-87.0%), mental health treatment (91.5%), and SUD treatment (64.0%). Logistic regression revealed that receipt of mental health treatment was associated with number of psychiatric (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], = 4.09; p < .01), and social/behavioral problems (AOR, 2.67; p = .04), and higher median income (AOR, 1.07; p = .05); African American race predicted lower receipt of SUD treatment (AOR, 0.08; p < .01). CONCLUSIONS An innovative primary care transitions program successfully helped women recently released from incarceration to receive medical, mental health, and SUD treatment. Primary care settings with specialty programs, including community health workers, may provide a venue to screen, assess, and help recently incarcerated women access needed care.
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- Diane S Morse
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York; Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York; Women's Initiative Supporting Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York
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- University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York; Susan B. Anthony Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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The Role of Health Plans in Supporting Behavioral Health Integration. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2017. [PMID: 28646242 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-017-0812-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Health plan policies can influence delivery of integrated behavioral health and general medical care. This study provides national estimates for the prevalence of practices used by health plans that may support behavioral health integration. Results indicate that health plans employ financing and other policies likely to support integration. They also directly provide services that facilitate integration. Behavioral health contracting arrangements are associated with use of these policies. Delivery of integrated care requires systemic changes by both providers and payers thus health plans are key players in achieving this goal.
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Jacobs JC, Barnett PG. Emergent Challenges in Determining Costs for Economic Evaluations. PHARMACOECONOMICS 2017; 35:129-139. [PMID: 27838912 DOI: 10.1007/s40273-016-0465-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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This paper describes methods of determining costs for economic evaluations of healthcare and considers how cost determination is being affected by recent developments in healthcare. The literature was reviewed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the four principal methods of cost determination: micro-costing, activity-based costing, charge-based costing, and gross costing. A scoping review was conducted to identify key trends in healthcare delivery and to identify costing issues associated with these changes. Existing guidelines provide information on how to implement various costing methods. Bottom-up costing is needed when accuracy is paramount, but top-down approaches are often the only feasible approach. We describe six healthcare trends that have important implications for costing methodology: (1) reform in payment mechanisms; (2) care delivery in less restrictive settings; (3) the growth of telehealth interventions; (4) the proliferation of new technology; (5) patient privacy concerns; and (6) growing efforts to implement guidelines. Some costs are difficult to measure and have been overlooked. These include physician services for inpatients, facility costs for outpatient services, the cost of developing treatment innovations, patient and caregiver costs, and the indirect costs of organizational interventions. Standardized methods are needed to determine social welfare and productivity costs. In the future, cost determination will be facilitated by technological advances but hindered by the shift to capitated payment, to the provision of care in less restrictive settings, and by heightened concern for medical record privacy.
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- Josephine C Jacobs
- VA Health Economics Resource Center, 795 Willow Rd. (152), Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.
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- VA Health Economics Resource Center, 795 Willow Rd. (152), Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
- Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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Parthasarathy S, Campbell CI. High-Deductible Health Plans: Implications for Substance Use Treatment. Health Serv Res 2016; 51:1939-59. [PMID: 26840191 PMCID: PMC5034209 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether high-deductible health plans are related to patient complexity, health services use, and medical care costs among substance use treatment patients. DATA SOURCE/STUDY SETTING Electronic health record data from Kaiser Permanente Northern California; 2007-2011. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of electronic health record data of substance use treatment patients (N = 31,001). We examined relationship of patient demographics, health comorbidities, and services use and cost to deductible level: none, low ($1-$999), and high (≥$1,000). METHODS Demographic, membership, diagnostic, and utilization data were merged with cost data. Utilization and costs were summarized into 6-month intervals. Generalized estimation methods for repeated measures with logistic, Poisson, and linear regression were used. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Substance use patients with deductible plans were younger and had less comorbidity than those without deductibles. Patients with high deductibles had lower emergency room and hospital use 12- to 6-month pretreatment, but rates became similar to other groups in the 6 months immediately prior to treatment; treatment costs were similar. CONCLUSION Immediately prior to entering treatment, substance use patients with and without high deductibles have similar patterns of health services utilization. We discuss implications for health policy and treatment, particularly in an era of health reform.
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Weisner CM, Chi FW, Lu Y, Ross TB, Wood SB, Hinman A, Pating D, Satre D, Sterling SA. Examination of the Effects of an Intervention Aiming to Link Patients Receiving Addiction Treatment With Health Care: The LINKAGE Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2016; 73:804-14. [PMID: 27332703 PMCID: PMC4972645 DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.0970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Research has shown that higher activation and engagement with health care is associated with better self-management. To our knowledge, the linkage intervention (LINKAGE) is the first to engage patients receiving addiction treatment with health care using the electronic health record and a patient activation approach. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of an intervention aiming to link patients receiving addiction treatment with health care. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A nonrandomized clinical trial evaluating the LINKAGE intervention vs usual care by applying an alternating 3-month off-and-on design over 30 months. Participants were recruited from an outpatient addiction treatment clinic in a large health system between April 7, 2011, and October 2, 2013. INTERVENTIONS Six group-based, manual-guided sessions on patient engagement in health care and the use of health information technology resources in the electronic health record, as well as facilitated communication with physicians, vs usual care. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Primary outcomes, measured at 6 months after enrollment, were patient activation (by interview using the Patient Activation Measure), patient engagement in health care (by interview and electronic health record), and alcohol, drug, and depression outcomes (by interview using the Addiction Severity Index for alcohol and drug outcomes and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) for depression). RESULTS A total of 503 patients were recruited and assigned to the LINKAGE (n = 252) or usual care (n = 251) conditions, with no differences in baseline characteristics between conditions. The mean (SD) age of the patients was 42.5 (11.8) years, 31.0% (n = 156) were female, and 455 (90.5%) completed the 6-month interview. Compared with usual care participants, LINKAGE participants showed an increase in the mean number of log-in days (incidence rate ratio, 1.53; 95% CI, 1.19-1.97; P = .001). Similar results were found across types of patient portal use (communicating by email, viewing laboratory test results and information, and obtaining medical advice). LINKAGE participants were more likely to talk with their physicians about addiction problems (odds ratio, 2.30; 95% CI, 1.52-3.49; P < .001). Although 6-month abstinence rates were high for both conditions (≥70.0% for both) and depression symptoms improved (the proportion with scores ≥15 on the 9-item PHQ dropped from 15.1% [38 of 252] to 8.0% [18 of 225] among LINKAGE participants), there were no differences between conditions. Those who received all intervention components had significantly better alcohol and other drug outcomes than those who received fewer intervention components. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Findings support the feasibility and effectiveness of the LINKAGE intervention in helping patients receiving addiction treatment engage in health care and increase communication with their physicians. The intervention did not affect short-term abstinence or depression outcomes. Understanding if the LINKAGE intervention helps prevent relapse and manage long-term recovery will be important. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01621711.
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- Constance M. Weisner
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco2Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco, California4The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco2Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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Implementing Key Strategies for Successful Network Integration in the Quebec Substance-Use Disorders Programme. Int J Integr Care 2016; 16:7. [PMID: 27616951 PMCID: PMC5015544 DOI: 10.5334/ijic.2457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fragmentation and lack of coordination often occur among organisations offering treatment for individuals with substance-use disorders. Better integration from a system perspective within a network of organisations offering substance-use disorder services can be developed using various integration strategies at the administrative and clinical levels. This study aims to identify integration strategies implemented in Quebec substance-use disorder networks and to assess their strengths and limitations. METHODS A total of 105 stakeholders representing two regions and four local substance-use disorder networks participated in focus groups or individual interviews. Thematic qualitative and descriptive quantitative analyses were conducted. RESULTS Six types of service integration strategies have been implemented to varying degrees in substance-use disorder networks. They are: 1) coordination activities-governance, 2) primary-care consolidation models, 3) information and monitoring management tools, 4) service coordination strategies, 5) clinical evaluation tools and 6) training activities. CONCLUSION Important investments have been made in Quebec for the training and assessment of individuals with substance-use disorders, particularly in terms of support for emergency room liaison teams and the introduction of standardised clinical evaluation tools. However, the development of integration strategies was insufficient to ensure the implementation of successful networks. Planning, consolidation of primary care for substance-use disorders and systematic implementation of various clinical and administrative integration strategies are needed in order to ensure a better continuum of care for individuals with substance-use disorders.
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Padwa H, Teruya C, Tran E, Lovinger K, Antonini VP, Overholt C, Urada D. The Implementation of Integrated Behavioral Health Protocols In Primary Care Settings in Project Care. J Subst Abuse Treat 2016; 62:74-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A Technical Assistance Framework to Facilitate the Delivery of Integrated Behavioral Health Services in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). J Subst Abuse Treat 2015; 60:62-9. [PMID: 26422450 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Revised: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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An implementation approach, featuring direct, onsite technical assistance is described, and findings from a pilot study assessing the capability of Federally Qualified Health Centers to provide integrated behavioral health services are presented. Investigators used the Behavioral Health Integration in Medical Care (BHIMC) index to measure integration at baseline and follow-up at four FQHCs in New Jersey. Results indicate that the average baseline capability score of 1.95 increased to 2.44 at follow-up, almost one-half point on the five-point BHIMC index. This pilot project demonstrates that co-occurring capability can be assessed, and system-wide technical assistance can be delivered to assist FQHCs in integrating behavioral health services. Future research should test technical assistance as an implementation strategy to promote the integration of medical care and behavioral health treatment on a wider scale.
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Jolles MP, Haynes-Maslow L, Roberts MC, Dusetzina SB. Mental health service use for adult patients with co-occurring depression and physical chronic health care needs, 2007-2010. Med Care 2015; 53:708-12. [PMID: 26147863 PMCID: PMC4932892 DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Individuals with mental illness experience poor health and may die prematurely from chronic illness. Understanding whether the presence of co-occurring chronic physical health conditions complicates mental health treatment is important, particularly among patients seeking treatment in primary care settings. OBJECTIVES Examine (1) whether the presence of chronic physical conditions is associated with mental health service use for individuals with depression who visit a primary care physician, and (2) whether race modifies this relationship. RESEARCH DESIGN Secondary analysis of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, a survey of patient-visits collected annually from a random sample of 3000 physicians in office-based settings. SUBJECTS Office visits from 2007 to 2010 were pooled for adults aged 35-85 with a depression diagnosis at the time of visit (N=3659 visits). MEASURES Mental health services were measured using a dichotomous variable indicating whether mental health services were provided during the office visit or a referral made for: (1) counseling, including psychotherapy and other mental health counseling and/or (2) prescribing of psychotropic medications. RESULTS Most patient office visits (70%) where a depression diagnosis was recorded also had co-occurring chronic physical conditions recorded. The presence of at least 1 physical chronic condition was associated with a 6% decrease in the probability of receiving any mental health services (P<0.05). There were no differences in service use by race/ethnicity after controlling for other factors. CONCLUSIONS Additional research is needed on medical care delivery among patients with co-occurring health conditions, particularly as the health care system moves toward an integrated care model.
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- Mónica Pérez Jolles
- Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7590, Phone: 919-537-3706, Fax: 919-966-3811
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- Food Systems and Health Analyst / Food and Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists | 1825K Street NW, Ste. 800, Washington, DC 20006. USA, Phone: 202-331-5432, Fax: 202-223-6163
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, McGavran-Greenberg Hall, CB# 7411, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7411, Phone: (717) 4483247, Fax: (919) 843-6308
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- Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2203 Kerr Hall, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy | Campus Box 7573, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, Phone: (919) 962-6342
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Walley AY, Palmisano J, Sorensen-Alawad A, Chaisson C, Raj A, Samet JH, Drainoni ML. Engagement and Substance Dependence in a Primary Care-Based Addiction Treatment Program for People Infected with HIV and People at High-Risk for HIV Infection. J Subst Abuse Treat 2015; 59:59-66. [PMID: 26298399 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To improve outcomes for people with substance dependence and HIV infection or at risk for HIV infection, patients were enrolled in a primary care-based addiction treatment program from 2008-2012 that included a comprehensive substance use assessment, individual and group counseling, addiction pharmacotherapy and case management. We examined whether predisposing characteristics (depression, housing status, polysubstance use) and an enabling resource (buprenorphine treatment) were associated with engagement in the program and persistent substance dependence at 6 months. At program enrollment 61% were HIV-infected, 53% reported heroin use, 46% reported alcohol use, 37% reported cocaine use, and 28% reported marijuana use in the past 30 days, 72% reported depression, 19% were homeless, and 53% had polysubstance use. Within 6-months 60% had been treated with buprenorphine. Engagement (defined as 2 visits in first 14 days and 2 additional visits in next 30 days) occurred in 64%; 49% had substance dependence at 6-months. Receipt of buprenorphine treatment was associated with engagement (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 8.32 95% CI: 4.13-16.77). Self-reported depression at baseline was associated with substance dependence at 6-months (AOR 3.30 95% CI: 1.65-6.61). Neither housing status nor polysubstance use was associated with engagement or substance dependence. The FAST PATH program successfully engaged and treated patients in a primary care-based addiction treatment program. Buprenorphine, a partial opioid agonist, was a major driver of addiction treatment engagement. Given depression's association with adverse outcomes in this clinical population, including mental health treatment as part of integrated care holds potential to improve addiction treatment outcomes.
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- Alexander Y Walley
- Boston Medical Center, General Internal Medicine; Boston University School of Medicine, Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02118, United States.
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Data Coordinating Center, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02118 United States
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Geriatrics Section, Boston, MA 02118 United States
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Data Coordinating Center, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02118 United States
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- University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA United States
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- Boston Medical Center, General Internal Medicine; Boston University School of Medicine, Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02118, United States
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, 715 Albany Street T3W, Boston, MA 02118 United States; Boston University School of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Section, Boston, MA 02118 United States; Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, ENRM VA Hospital, Bedford, MA 01730, United States
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Ober AJ, Watkins KE, Hunter SB, Lamp K, Lind M, Setodji CM. An organizational readiness intervention and randomized controlled trial to test strategies for implementing substance use disorder treatment into primary care: SUMMIT study protocol. Implement Sci 2015; 10:66. [PMID: 25951953 PMCID: PMC4432875 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-015-0256-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Millions of people who need treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) do not receive it. Evidence-based practices for treating SUD exist, and some are appropriate for delivery outside of specialty care settings. Primary care is an opportune setting in which to deliver SUD treatment because many individuals see their primary care providers at least once a year. Further, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) increases coverage for SUD treatment and is increasing the number of individuals seeking primary care services. In this article, we present the protocol for a study testing the effects of an organizational readiness and service delivery intervention on increasing the uptake of SUD treatment in primary care and on patient outcomes. METHODS/DESIGN In a randomized controlled trial, we test the combined effects of an organizational readiness intervention consisting of implementation tools and activities and an integrated collaborative care service delivery intervention based on the Chronic Care Model on service system (patient-centered care, utilization of substance use disorder treatment, utilization of health care services and adoption and sustainability of evidence-based practices) and patient (substance use, consequences of use, health and mental health, and satisfaction with care) outcomes. We also use a repeated measures design to test organizational changes throughout the study, such as acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of the practices to providers, and provider intention to adopt the practices. We use provider focus groups, provider and patient surveys, and administrative data to measure outcomes. DISCUSSION The present study responds to critical gaps in health care services for people with substance use disorders, including the need for greater access to SUD treatment and greater uptake of evidence-based practices in primary care. We designed a multi-level study that combines implementation tools to increase organizational readiness to adopt and sustain evidence-based practices (EBPs) and tests the effectiveness of a service delivery intervention on service system and patient outcomes related to SUD services. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current controlled trials: NCT01810159.
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- Allison J Ober
- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.
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- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.
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- Venice Family Clinic, 604 Rose Avenue, Venice, CA, 90291, USA.
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- Venice Family Clinic, 604 Rose Avenue, Venice, CA, 90291, USA.
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- RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90407, USA.
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Leslie DL, Milchak W, Gastfriend DR, Herschman PL, Bixler EO, Velott DL, Meyer RE. Effects of injectable extended‐release naltrexone (XR‐NTX) for opioid dependence on residential rehabilitation outcomes and early follow‐up. Am J Addict 2015; 24:265-270. [DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Douglas L. Leslie
- Department of Public Health SciencesCenter for Applied Studies in Health EconomicsPenn State College of MedicineHersheyPennsylvania
- Department of PsychiatryPenn State College of MedicineHersheyPennsylvania
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- Department of PsychiatryPenn State College of MedicineHersheyPennsylvania
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- Department of PsychiatryPenn State College of MedicineHersheyPennsylvania
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- Department of Public Health SciencesCenter for Applied Studies in Health EconomicsPenn State College of MedicineHersheyPennsylvania
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- Department of PsychiatryPenn State College of MedicineHersheyPennsylvania
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Zentner N, Baumgartner I, Becker T, Puschner B. Course of health care costs before and after psychiatric inpatient treatment: patient-reported vs. administrative records. Int J Health Policy Manag 2015; 4:153-60. [PMID: 25774372 DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is limited evidence on the course of health service costs before and after psychiatric inpatient treatment, which might also be affected by source of cost data. Thus, this study examines: i) differences in health care costs before and after psychiatric inpatient treatment, ii) whether these differences vary by source of cost-data (self-report vs. administrative), and iii) predictors of cost differences over time. METHODS Sixty-one psychiatric inpatients gave informed consent to their statutory health insurance company to provide insurance records and completed assessments at admission and 6-month follow-up. These were compared to the self-reported treatment costs derived from the "Client Socio-demographic and Service Use Inventory" (CSSRI-EU) for two 6-month observation periods before and after admission to inpatient treatment to a large psychiatric hospital in rural Bavaria. Costs were divided into subtypes including costs for inpatient and outpatient treatment as well as for medication. RESULTS Sixty-one participants completed both assessments. Over one year, the average patient-reported total monthly treatment costs increased from € 276.91 to € 517.88 (paired Wilcoxon Z = -2.27; P = 0.023). Also all subtypes of treatment costs increased according to both data sources. Predictors of changes in costs were duration of the index admission and marital status. CONCLUSION Self-reported costs of people with severe mental illness adequately reflect actual service use as recorded in administrative data. The increase in health service use after inpatient treatment can be seen as positive, while the pre-inpatient level of care is a potential problem, raising the question whether more or better outpatient care might have prevented hospital admission. Findings may serve as a basis for future studies aiming at furthering the understanding of what to expect regarding appropriate levels of post-hospital care, and what factors may help or inhibit post-discharge treatment engagement. Future research is also needed to examine long-term effects of inpatient psychiatric treatment on outcome and costs.
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- Nadja Zentner
- Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Quanbeck AR, Gustafson DH, Marsch LA, McTavish F, Brown RT, Mares ML, Johnson R, Glass JE, Atwood AK, McDowell H. Integrating addiction treatment into primary care using mobile health technology: protocol for an implementation research study. Implement Sci 2014; 9:65. [PMID: 24884976 PMCID: PMC4072605 DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Healthcare reform in the United States is encouraging Federally Qualified Health Centers and other primary-care practices to integrate treatment for addiction and other behavioral health conditions into their practices. The potential of mobile health technologies to manage addiction and comorbidities such as HIV in these settings is substantial but largely untested. This paper describes a protocol to evaluate the implementation of an E-Health integrated communication technology delivered via mobile phones, called Seva, into primary-care settings. Seva is an evidence-based system of addiction treatment and recovery support for patients and real-time caseload monitoring for clinicians. Methods/Design Our implementation strategy uses three models of organizational change: the Program Planning Model to promote acceptance and sustainability, the NIATx quality improvement model to create a welcoming environment for change, and Rogers’s diffusion of innovations research, which facilitates adaptations of innovations to maximize their adoption potential. We will implement Seva and conduct an intensive, mixed-methods assessment at three diverse Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers in the United States. Our non-concurrent multiple-baseline design includes three periods — pretest (ending in four months of implementation preparation), active Seva implementation, and maintenance — with implementation staggered at six-month intervals across sites. The first site will serve as a pilot clinic. We will track the timing of intervention elements and assess study outcomes within each dimension of the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance framework, including effects on clinicians, patients, and practices. Our mixed-methods approach will include quantitative (e.g., interrupted time-series analysis of treatment attendance, with clinics as the unit of analysis) and qualitative (e.g., staff interviews regarding adaptations to implementation protocol) methods, and assessment of implementation costs. Discussion If implementation is successful, the field will have a proven technology that helps Federally Qualified Health Centers and affiliated organizations provide addiction treatment and recovery support, as well as a proven strategy for implementing the technology. Seva also has the potential to improve core elements of addiction treatment, such as referral and treatment processes. A mobile technology for addiction treatment and accompanying implementation model could provide a cost-effective means to improve the lives of patients with drug and alcohol problems. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01963234).
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- Andrew R Quanbeck
- Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Urada D, Teruya C, Gelberg L, Rawson R. Integration of substance use disorder services with primary care: health center surveys and qualitative interviews. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PREVENTION AND POLICY 2014; 9:15. [PMID: 24679108 PMCID: PMC3978198 DOI: 10.1186/1747-597x-9-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background Each year, nearly 20 million Americans with alcohol or illicit drug dependence do not receive treatment. The Affordable Care Act and parity laws are expected to result in increased access to treatment through integration of substance use disorder (SUD) services with primary care. However, relatively little research exists on the integration of SUD services into primary care settings. Our goal was to assess SUD service integration in California primary care settings and to identify the practice and policy facilitators and barriers encountered by providers who have attempted to integrate these services. Methods Primary survey and qualitative interview data were collected from the population of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in five California counties known to be engaged in SUD integration efforts was surveyed. From among the organizations that responded to the survey (78% response rate), four were purposively sampled based on their level of integration. Interviews were conducted with management, staff, and patients (n = 18) from these organizations to collect further qualitative information on the barriers and facilitators of integration. Results Compared to mental health services, there was a trend for SUD services to be less integrated with primary care, and SUD services were rated significantly less effective. The perceived difference in effectiveness appeared to be due to provider training. Policy suggestions included expanding the SUD workforce that can bill Medicaid, allowing same-day billing of two services, facilitating easier reimbursement for medications, developing the workforce, and increasing community SUD specialty care capacity. Conclusions Efforts to integrate SUD services with primary care face significant barriers, many of which arise at the policy level and are addressable.
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- Darren Urada
- Los Angeles Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, University of California, 11075 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA.
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Drainoni ML, Farrell C, Sorensen-Alawad A, Palmisano JN, Chaisson C, Walley AY. Patient perspectives of an integrated program of medical care and substance use treatment. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2014; 28:71-81. [PMID: 24428768 PMCID: PMC3926137 DOI: 10.1089/apc.2013.0179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The benefits of integrating primary care and substance use disorder treatment are well known, yet true integration is difficult. We developed and evaluated a team-based model of integrated care within the primary care setting for HIV-infected substance users and substance users at risk for contracting HIV. Qualitative data were gathered via focus groups and satisfaction surveys to assess patients' views of the program, evaluate key elements for success, and provide recommendations for other programs. Key themes related to preferences for the convenience and efficiency of integrated care; support for a team-based model of care; a feeling that the program requirements offered needed structure; the importance of counseling and education; and how provision of concrete services improved overall well-being and quality of life. For patients who received buprenorphine/naloxone for opioid dependence, this was viewed as a major benefit. Our results support other studies that theorize integrated care could be of significant value for hard-to-reach populations and indicate that having a clinical team dedicated to providing substance use disorder treatment, HIV risk reduction, and case management services integrated into primary care clinics has the potential to greatly enhance the ability to serve a challenging population with unmet treatment needs.
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- Mari-Lynn Drainoni
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research, ENRM Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Geriatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Data Coordinating Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Data Coordinating Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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Laudet AB, Humphreys K. Promoting recovery in an evolving policy context: what do we know and what do we need to know about recovery support services? J Subst Abuse Treat 2013; 45:126-33. [PMID: 23506781 PMCID: PMC3642237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2013.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Revised: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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As both a concept and a movement, "recovery" is increasingly guiding substance use disorder (SUD) services and policy. One sign of this change is the emergence of recovery support services that attempt to help addicted individuals using a comprehensive continuing care model. This paper reviews the policy environment surrounding recovery support services, the needs to which they should respond, and the status of current recovery support models. We conclude that recovery support services (RSS) should be further assessed for effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, that greater efforts must be made to develop the RSS delivery workforce, and that RSS should capitalize on ongoing efforts to create a comprehensive, integrated and patient-centered health care system. As the SUD treatment system undergoes its most important transformation in at least 40years, recovery research and the lived experience of recovery from addiction should be central to reform.
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- Alexandre B Laudet
- Center for the Study of Addictions and Recovery at National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., (NDRI), 71 West 23rd Street, 8th floor, NYC, NY 10010, USA.
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Methadone dose, take home status, and hospital admission among methadone maintenance patients. J Addict Med 2013; 6:186-90. [PMID: 22694929 DOI: 10.1097/adm.0b013e3182584772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Among patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) for opioid dependence, receipt of unobserved dosing privileges (take homes) and adequate doses (ie, ≥ 80 mg) are each associated with improved addiction treatment outcomes, but the association with acute care hospitalization is unknown. We studied whether take-home dosing and adequate doses (ie, ≥80 mg) were associated with decreased hospital admission among patients in an MMT. METHODS We reviewed daily electronic medical records of patients enrolled in one MMT program to determine receipt of take-home doses, methadone dose 80 mg or more, and hospital admission date. Nonlinear mixed-effects logistic regression models were used to evaluate whether take-home doses or dose 80 mg or more on a given day were associated with hospital admission on the subsequent day. Covariates in adjusted models included age, sex, race/ethnicity, human immunodeficiency virus status, medical illness, mental illness, and polysubstance use at program admission. RESULTS Subjects (n = 138) had the following characteristics: mean age 43 years; 52% female; 17% human immunodeficiency virus-infected; 32% medical illness; 40% mental illness; and 52% polysubstance use. During a mean follow-up of 20 months, 42 patients (30%) accounted for 80 hospitalizations. Receipt of take homes was associated with significantly lower odds of a hospital admission (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.26; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.11-0.62), whereas methadone dose 80 mg or more was not (AOR = 1.01; 95% CI, 0.56-1.83). CONCLUSIONS Among MMT patients, receipt of take homes, but not dose of methadone, was associated with decreased hospital admission. Take-home status may reflect not only patients' improved addiction outcomes but also reduced health care utilization.
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Ghitza UE, Wu LT, Tai B. Integrating substance abuse care with community diabetes care: implications for research and clinical practice. Subst Abuse Rehabil 2013; 4:3-10. [PMID: 23378792 PMCID: PMC3558925 DOI: 10.2147/sar.s39982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cigarette smoking and alcohol use are prevalent among individuals with diabetes in the US, but little is known about screening and treatment for substance use disorders in the diabetic population. This commentary discusses the scope and clinical implications of the public health problem of coexisting substance use and diabetes, including suggestions for future research. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the US, and is associated with many severe health complications like cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney damage, and limb amputations. There are an estimated 24 million adults in the US with type 2 diabetes. Approximately 20% of adults aged 18 years or older with diabetes report current cigarette smoking. The prevalence of current alcohol use in the diabetic population is estimated to be around 50%-60% in epidemiological surveys and treatment-seeking populations. Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in a dose-dependent manner and is an independent modifiable risk factor for development of type 2 diabetes. Diabetic patients with an alcohol or other drug use disorder show a higher rate of adverse health outcomes. For example, these patients experience more frequent and severe health complications as well as an increased risk of hospitalization, and require longer hospital stays. They are also less likely to seek routine care for diabetes or adhere to diabetes treatment than those without an alcohol or other drug use disorder. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Mental Health Parity Act and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 provide opportunities for facilitating integration of preventive services and evidence-based treatments for substance use disorders with diabetes care in community-based medical settings. These laws also offer emerging areas for research.
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- Udi E Ghitza
- Center for the Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Center for the Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Laudet AB. Rate and predictors of employment among formerly polysubstance dependent urban individuals in recovery. J Addict Dis 2012; 31:288-302. [PMID: 22873190 DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2012.694604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Employment is a key functioning index in addiction services and consistently emerges as a goal among individuals in recovery. Research on the employment status in the addiction field has focused on treatment populations or welfare recipients; little is known of employment rates or their predictors among individuals in recovery. This study seeks to fill this gap, capitalizing on a sample (N = 311) of urban individuals at various stages of recovery. Fewer than half (44.5%) of participants were employed; in logistic regressions, male gender and Caucasian race enhanced the odds of employment, whereas having a comorbid chronic physical or mental health condition decreased the odds by half. Implications center on the need to identify effective strategies to enhance employability among women and minorities and for integrated care for individuals with multiple chronic conditions.
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- Alexandre B Laudet
- Center for the Study of Addictions and Recovery, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, New York 10010, USA.
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Antonini VP, Oeser BT, Urada D. The California Integration Learning Collaborative: A Forum to Address Challenges of SUD-Primary Care Service Integration. J Psychoactive Drugs 2012; 44:285-91. [DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.718637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- a UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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Urada D, Schaper E, Alvarez L, Reilly C, Dawar M, Field R, Antonini V, Oeser B, Crèvecoeur-MacPhail D, Rawson RA. Perceptions of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services Integration Among the Workforce in Primary Care Settings. J Psychoactive Drugs 2012; 44:292-8. [DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.720163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Darren Urada
- a University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- b Behavioral Health Administrator, Kern County Mental Health , Bakersfield , CA , USA
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- d National Health Services, Inc. , Kern County , CA , USA
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- e Director of Behavioral Science , Kern Medical Center , Bakersfield , CA , USA
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- a University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a University of California, Los Angeles, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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McGovern MP, Urada D, Lambert-Harris C, Sullivan ST, Mazade NA. Development and initial feasibility of an organizational measure of behavioral health integration in medical care settings. J Subst Abuse Treat 2012; 43:402-9. [PMID: 22999813 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In the advent of health care reform, models are sought to integrate behavioral health and routine medical care services. Historically, the behavioral health specialty has not itself been integrated, but instead bifurcated by substance use and mental health across treatment systems, care providers and even research. With the present opportunity to transform the health care delivery system, it is incumbent upon policymakers, researchers and clinicians to avoid repeating this historical error, and provide integrated behavioral health services in medical contexts. An organizational measure designed to assess this capacity is described: the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Health Care Settings (DDCHCS). The DDCHCS was used to assess a sample of federally-qualified health centers (N=13) on the degree of behavioral health integration. The measure was found to be feasible and sensitive to detecting variation in integrated behavioral health services capacity. Three of the 13 agencies were dual diagnosis capable, with significant variation in DDCHCS dimensions measuring staffing, treatment practices and program milieu. In general, mental health services were more integrated than substance use. Future research should consider a revised version of the measure, a larger and more representative sample, and linking organizational capacity with patient outcomes.
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- Mark P McGovern
- Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766, USA.
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Padwa H, Urada D, Antonini VP, Ober A, Crèvecoeur-MacPhail DA, Rawson RA. Integrating substance use disorder services with primary care: the experience in California. J Psychoactive Drugs 2012; 44:299-306. [PMID: 23210378 PMCID: PMC3664544 DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.718643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Integrating substance use disorder (SUD) services with primary care (PC) can improve access to SUD services for the 20.9 million Americans who need SUD treatment but do not receive it, and help prevent the onset of SUDs among the 68 million Americans who use psychoactive substances in a risky manner. We lay out the reasons for integrating SUD and PC services and then explore the models used and the experiences of providers as they have begun SUD/PC integration in California.
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- Howard Padwa
- UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, 11075 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025-7535, USA.
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Pating DR, Miller MM, Goplerud E, Martin J, Ziedonis DM. New systems of care for substance use disorders: treatment, finance, and technology under health care reform. Psychiatr Clin North Am 2012; 35:327-56. [PMID: 22640759 DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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This article outlined ways in which persons with addiction are currently underserved by our current health care system. However, with the coming broad scale reforms to our health care system, the access to and availability of high-quality care for substance use disorders will increase. Addiction treatments will continue to be offered through traditional substance abuse care systems, but these will be more integrated with primary care, and less separated as treatment facilities leverage opportunities to blend services, financing mechanisms, and health information systems under federally driven incentive programs. To further these reforms, vigilance will be needed by consumers, clinicians, and policy makers to assure that the unmet treatment needs of individuals with addiction are addressed. Embedded in this article are essential recommendations to facilitate the improvement of care for substance use disorders under health care reform. Ultimately, as addiction care acquires more of the “look and feel” of mainstream medicine, it is important to be mindful of preexisting trends in health care delivery overall that are reflected in recent health reform legislation. Within the world of addiction care, clinicians must move beyond their self-imposed “stigmatization” and sequestration of specialty addiction treatment. The problem for addiction care, as it becomes more “mainstream,” is to not comfortably feel that general slogans like “Treatment Works,” as promoted by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment during its annual Recovery Month celebrations, will meet the expectations of stakeholders outside the specialty addiction treatment community. Rather, the problem is to show exactly how addiction treatment works, and to what extent it works-there have to be metrics showing changes in symptom level or functional outcome, changes in health care utilization, improvements in workplace attendance and productivity, or other measures. At minimum, clinicians will be required to demonstrate that their new systems of care and future clinical activity are in conformance with overall standards of “best practice” in health care.
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- David R Pating
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Parthasarathy S, Chi FW, Mertens JR, Weisner C. The role of continuing care in 9-year cost trajectories of patients with intakes into an outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program. Med Care 2012; 50:540-6. [PMID: 22584889 PMCID: PMC3354333 DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e318245a66b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The importance of a continuing care approach for substance use disorders (SUDs) is increasingly being recognized. Our prior research found that a Continuing Care model for SUDs that incorporates 3 components (regular primary care, and specialty SUD and psychiatric treatment as needed) is beneficial to long-term remission. The study builds on this work to examine the cost implications of this model. OBJECTIVES To examine associations between receiving Continuing Care and subsequent health care costs over 9 years among adults entering outpatient SUD treatment in a private nonprofit, integrated managed care health plan. We also compare the results to a similar analysis of a demographically matched control group without SUDs. STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal observational study. MEASURES Measures collected over 9 years include demographic characteristics, self-reported alcohol and drug use and Addiction Severity Index, and health care utilization and cost data from health plan databases. RESULTS Within the treatment sample, SUD patients receiving all components of Continuing Care had lower costs than those receiving fewer components. Compared with the demographically matched non-SUD controls, those not receiving Continuing Care had significantly higher inpatient costs (excess cost = $65.79/member-month; P < 0.01) over 9 years, whereas no difference was found between those receiving Continuing Care and controls. CONCLUSIONS Although a causal link cannot be established between receiving Continuing Care and reduced long-term costs in this observational study, the findings reinforce the importance of access to health care and development of interventions that optimize patients receiving those services and that may reduce costs to health systems.
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On-site provision of substance abuse treatment services at community health centers. J Subst Abuse Treat 2012; 42:339-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Revised: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chi FW, Parthasarathy S, Mertens JR, Weisner CM. Continuing care and long-term substance use outcomes in managed care: early evidence for a primary care-based model. PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2012. [PMID: 21969646 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.62.10.1194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES How best to provide ongoing services to patients with substance use disorders to sustain long-term recovery is a significant clinical and policy question that has not been adequately addressed. Analyzing nine years of prospective data for 991 adults who entered substance abuse treatment in a private, nonprofit managed care health plan, this study aimed to examine the components of a continuing care model (primary care, specialty substance abuse treatment, and psychiatric services) and their combined effect on outcomes over nine years after treatment entry. METHODS In a longitudinal observational study, follow-up measures included self-reported alcohol and drug use, Addiction Severity Index scores, and service utilization data extracted from the health plan databases. Remission, defined as abstinence or nonproblematic use, was the outcome measure. RESULTS A mixed-effects logistic random intercept model controlling for time and other covariates found that yearly primary care, and specialty care based on need as measured at the prior time point, were positively associated with remission over time. Persons receiving continuing care (defined as having yearly primary care and specialty substance abuse treatment and psychiatric services when needed) had twice the odds of achieving remission at follow-ups (p<.001) as those without. CONCLUSIONS Continuing care that included both primary care and specialty care management to support ongoing monitoring, self-care, and treatment as needed was important for long-term recovery of patients with substance use disorders.
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- Felicia W Chi
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA.
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Chi FW, Parthasarathy S, Mertens JR, Weisner CM. Continuing care and long-term substance use outcomes in managed care: early evidence for a primary care-based model. Psychiatr Serv 2011; 62:1194-200. [PMID: 21969646 PMCID: PMC3242696 DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.10.pss6210_1194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES How best to provide ongoing services to patients with substance use disorders to sustain long-term recovery is a significant clinical and policy question that has not been adequately addressed. Analyzing nine years of prospective data for 991 adults who entered substance abuse treatment in a private, nonprofit managed care health plan, this study aimed to examine the components of a continuing care model (primary care, specialty substance abuse treatment, and psychiatric services) and their combined effect on outcomes over nine years after treatment entry. METHODS In a longitudinal observational study, follow-up measures included self-reported alcohol and drug use, Addiction Severity Index scores, and service utilization data extracted from the health plan databases. Remission, defined as abstinence or nonproblematic use, was the outcome measure. RESULTS A mixed-effects logistic random intercept model controlling for time and other covariates found that yearly primary care, and specialty care based on need as measured at the prior time point, were positively associated with remission over time. Persons receiving continuing care (defined as having yearly primary care and specialty substance abuse treatment and psychiatric services when needed) had twice the odds of achieving remission at follow-ups (p<.001) as those without. CONCLUSIONS Continuing care that included both primary care and specialty care management to support ongoing monitoring, self-care, and treatment as needed was important for long-term recovery of patients with substance use disorders.
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- Felicia W Chi
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA.
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Lin WC, Zhang J, Leung GY, Clark RE. Chronic physical conditions in older adults with mental illness and/ or substance use disorders. J Am Geriatr Soc 2011; 59:1913-21. [PMID: 22091505 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03588.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the association between mental illness and chronic physical conditions in older adults and investigate whether co-occurring substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with greater risk of chronic physical conditions beyond mental illness alone. DESIGN A retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTING Medicare and Medicaid programs in Massachusetts. PARTICIPANTS Massachusetts Medicare and Medicaid members aged 65 and older as of January 1, 2005 (N = 679,182). MEASUREMENTS Diagnoses recorded on Medicare and Medicaid claims were used to identify mental illness, SUDs, and 15 selected chronic physical conditions. RESULTS Community-dwelling older adults with mental illness or SUDs had higher adjusted risk for 14 of the 15 selected chronic physical conditions than those without these disorders; the only exception was eye diseases. Moreover, those with co-occurring SUDs and mental illness had the highest adjusted risk for 11 of these chronic conditions. For residents of long-term care facilities, mental illness and SUDs were only moderately associated with the risk of chronic physical conditions. CONCLUSION Community-dwelling older adults with mental illness or SUDs, particularly when they co-occurred, had substantially greater medical comorbidity than those without these disorders. For residents of long-term care facilities, the generally uniformly high medical comorbidity may have moderated this relationship, although their high prevalence of mental illness and SUDs signified greater healthcare needs. These findings strongly suggest the imminent need for integrating general medical care, mental health services, and addiction health services for older adults with mental illness or SUDs.
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- Wen-Chieh Lin
- Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545, USA.
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Kathol RG, Kunkel EJS, Weiner JS, McCarron RM, Worley LLM, Yates WR, Summergrad P, Huyse FJ. Psychiatrists for medically complex patients: bringing value at the physical health and mental health/substance-use disorder interface. PSYCHOSOMATICS 2009; 50:93-107. [PMID: 19377017 DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.50.2.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In their current configuration, traditional reactive consultation-liaison services see a small percentage of the general-hospital patients who could benefit from their care. These services are poorly reimbursed and bring limited value in terms of clinical improvement and reduction in health-service use. METHOD The authors examine models of cross-disciplinary, integrated health services that have been shown to promote health and lower cost in medically-complex patients, those with complicated admixtures of physical, mental, social, and health-system difficulties. CONCLUSION Psychiatrists who specialize in the treatment of medically-complex patients must now consider a transition from traditional consultation to proactive, value-added programs and bill for services from medical, rather than behavioral, insurance dollars, since the majority of health-enhancement and cost-savings from these programs occur in the medical sector. The authors provide the clinical and financial arguments for such program-creation and the steps that can be taken as psychiatrists for medically-complex patients move to the next generation of interdisciplinary service.
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- Roger G Kathol
- Dept. of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Univ. of Minnesota, USA.
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Kathol RG, Melek S, Bair B, Sargent S. Financing mental health and substance use disorder care within physical health: a look to the future. Psychiatr Clin North Am 2008; 31:11-25. [PMID: 18295035 DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2007.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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After sharing several case examples of health care for patients who have mental health/substance use disorders (MH/SUDs) in the current health care environment, this article describes the advantages that would occur if assessment and treatment of MH/SUDs became a clinical, administrative, and financial part of physical health with common provider networks, the ability to combine service locations (integrated clinics and inpatient units), similar coding and billing procedures, and a single funding pool. Because transition to such a system is complicated, the article then describes several process changes that would be required for integrated service delivery to take place.
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- Roger G Kathol
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 194, Suite 14-106 Phillips-Wangensteen Building, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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This article reviews progress in adapting addiction treatment to respond more fully to the chronic nature of most patients' problems. After reviewing evidence that the natural history of addiction involves recurrent cycles of relapse and recovery, we discuss emerging approaches to recovery management, including techniques for improving the continuity of care, monitoring during periods of abstinence, and early reintervention; recent developments in the field related to self-management, mutual aid, and other recovery supports; and system-level interventions. We also address the importance of adjusting treatment funding and organizational structures to better meet the needs of individuals with a chronic disease.
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Cartwright WS. Economic costs of drug abuse: financial, cost of illness, and services. J Subst Abuse Treat 2007; 34:224-33. [PMID: 17596904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 04/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This article examines costs as they relate to the financial costs of providing drug abuse treatment in private and public health plans, costs to society relating to drug abuse, and many smaller costing studies of various stakeholders in the health care system. A bibliography is developed from searches across PubMed, Web of Science, and other bibliographic sources. The review indicates that a wide collection of cost findings is available to policy makers. For example, the financial aspects of health plans have been dominated by considerations of actuarial costs of parity for drug abuse treatment. Cost-of-illness methods have been developed and extended to drug abuse costing to measure the national level of burden and are important to the economic evaluation of interventions at the program level. Costing is done in many small and focused studies, reflecting the interests of different stakeholders in the health care system. For costs in programs and health plans, as well as cost offsets of the impact of substance abuse treatment on medical expenditures, findings are surprisingly important to policy makers. Maintaining ongoing research that is highly policy relevant from the point of view of health services, more is needed on costing concepts and measurement applications.
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Parthasarathy S, Weisner C. Health care services use by adolescents with intakes into an outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program. Am J Addict 2007; 15 Suppl 1:113-21. [PMID: 17182426 DOI: 10.1080/10550490601006097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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We examined utilization and cost in the 1 year pre- and post-intake among a sample of adolescents (N=419) entering chemical dependency (CD) treatment. Multivariate analyses showed that these youth used significantly more medical services than a demographically matched sample of members without substance use (SU) problems. Their utilization and costs were higher than matched members, and they did not show the same reductions in post-treatment costs that adults do. This is of concern since it would appear that the medical and mental health problems of adolescents entering CD treatment may be so severe that there are no short-term reductions in post-treatment cost, including ER and hospitalizations.
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- Sujaya Parthasarathy
- Division of Research, Northern California Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA 94612, USA.
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