Estimated Hospital Cost Reduction Following Implementation of Hospital-dispensed Discharge Methadone
Hospital-dispensed discharge methadone reduced costs by facilitating hospital discharges. Cost savings related to reduced emergency department overcrowding or avoidance of nosocomial infections were not captured and should be considered when implementing discharge methadone processes.
Authors
- Eric Grimm
- Susan L. Calcaterra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0584-7783)
- Yevgeniya Scherbak
- Julie Nickell
- Daniel Schonlau
- Grant Optican
Institutions
- University of Colorado Hospital (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Addiction Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000001591
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25