Healthcare utilization trends among patients with opioid use disorder in U.S. Hospitals: an analysis of length of stay, total charges, and costs, 2005–2020
The study emphasizes the need for more efforts to decrease the prevalence of OUD in the U.S. to help ease the pressure on the healthcare system. It also demonstrates the potential influence of the severity of illness and comorbidity on healthcare use, suggesting a need for specific interventions for patients with severe conditions.
Authors
- Alexander Nicolson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4690-4131)
- Sunday Azagba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5810-2841)
- Benjamin Tingey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0620-0858)
- Maurice L. Moffett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4536-9843)
- Fares Qeadan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3376-220X)
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Wagner College (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13095-9
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality