Impact of an opioid use disorder medication implementation intervention on hospitalization and emergency department utilization in the Veterans Health Administration
This evaluation did not find evidence that SCOUTT substantially impacted hospitalization or ED utilization relative to comparison clinics, though there may have been positive impacts for patients with longer engagement in SCOUTT clinics and patients with OUD and ≥ 1 other SUD.
Authors
- Hildi Hagedorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-7624)
- Anissa N. Danner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0893-5268)
- Eric J. Hawkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5467-1553)
- Carol A. Malte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6126-0733)
- Andrew J. Saxon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3880-2589)
- Adam J. Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2453-8871)
- Amy J. Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8368-4433)
- Emily C. Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8210-6137)
- Aline Lott
- Ryan S. Trim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1288-9540)
- Madeline C. Frost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5878-7692)
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06722-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76