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ArticleAnnals of family medicine2025

Evaluation of a Program Designed to Support Implementation of Prescribing Medication for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Practices.

Tristen L Hall, David Mendez, Chelsea Sobczak, Susan Mathieu, Kimberly Wiggins, Kathy Cebuhar, Lauren Quintana, Jacob Weiss, Kyle Knierim

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Article in Annals of family medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Tristen L HallDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado Tristen.Hall@CUAnschutz.edu.
David MendezAddiction Medicine Consult Service, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska.
Chelsea SobczakDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Susan MathieuDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Kimberly WigginsDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Kathy CebuharDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Lauren QuintanaDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Jacob WeissDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
Kyle KnierimDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeOffering medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in primary care can increase access to effective opioid use disorder treatment and help address the US opioid crisis. We describe a primary care office-based opioid treatment program and addiction consultation service model designed to support small, rural clinics to increase their capacity for MOUD.

methodsThis is an evaluation of an intervention to increase clinic capacity to offer MOUD. The intervention consists of a standardized curriculum, addiction medicine consultants, practice facilitation, and financial incentives. Fifteen Colorado primary care practices participated from January 2022 through January 2023. Primary outcomes included overall change in the number of active buprenorphine prescriptions and implementation of MOUD milestones before and after the intervention.

resultsThe mean number of active buprenorphine prescriptions in the 3 months preceding the intervention (baseline) increased from 2.1 (SD = 7.7) to 11.3 (SD = 11.2) at 13 months. Adjusted means from the Poisson model demonstrated significant improvement over time (

conclusionsThis model supported primary care practices that were initially doing little to no MOUD prescribing, to prescribe at significantly higher levels by the end of the program. This scalable model for addiction consultation in primary care settings illustrates how education and support to clinical teams can help practices makes changes, especially those with limited MOUD experience.

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BuprenorphineOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPractice Patterns, Physicians'Primary Health CareAnalgesics, OpioidColoradoFemaleHumansMaleProgram EvaluationRural Health ServicesAnalgesics, OpioidBuprenorphinebuprenorphineopioid-related disordersprimary health careprogram evaluationsubstance-related disorders

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PMID39805692
PMCPMC11772038

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