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Hospital addiction consultation services increased uptake, use of OUD medication ACP Hospitalist
Hospitalized patients who received care from an addiction consultation service program were nearly eight times more likely to initiate medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) than those who received usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/07/31/hospital-addiction-consultation-services-increased-uptake-use-of-oud-medication.htm
31 Jul 2024
Addiction medicine consults associated with lower postdischarge mortality
A recent study found that patients referred to an inpatient addiction medicine consultation service had significant reductions in 90-day mortality and seven-day hospital readmissions but a significant increase in 30-day ED visits compared to controls with substance use disorder.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/02/addiction-medicine-consults-associated-with-lower-postdischarge-mortality.htm
2 Feb 2022
In-hospital addiction consults may increase treatment of substance use disorder postdischarge
In a cohort study in Oregon, patients were treated by the Improving Addiction Care Team service, an addiction medicine consult service offered at one large academic hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/21/4.htm
21 Aug 2019