Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of prescribing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in the Inpatient setting

Less than one-third of patients with OUD that developed opioid withdrawal during their hospitalization were prescribed MOUD at discharge. Treatment facility, opioid withdrawal severity, and discharge disposition were predictors of MOUD prescribing. Inpatient health-systems and policymakers may consider these data when developing policies/procedures aimed at increasing MOUD prescribing rates.