Perspectives on Clinical Champions Implementing Hospital-Based Opioid Treatment in US Hospitals
This multisite qualitative study underscores the vital role of champions in expanding hospital-based opioid care. To ensure HBOT expansion, hospitals should invest in champions, protected time, leadership backing, and external supports that legitimize and routinize evidence-based addiction care.
Authors
- Alisa Patten
- Udi E. Ghitza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-8066)
- Honora Englander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1863-2041)
- Carla King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0851-4906)
- Zoe Weinstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8116-6023)
- Linda Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7806-9567)
- Gavin Bart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6127-8530)
- Amelia Goff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3662-7627)
- Riley D. Shearer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0100-8613)
- Angela R Bazzi
- Tracy Siegler
- Emily Oot
- Hildi Hagedorn
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System (US)
- Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0446
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00