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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedBinswanger IA, Whitley E, Haffey PR
A patient navigation intervention for drug-involved former prison inmates.
The researchers designed a randomized controlled trial of patient navigation to reduce barriers to health care and hospitalizations for former prison inmates. They found recruitment of former inmates highly feasible, but found that follow-up was limited by rearrests. They concluded that their results suggest a significantly lower rate of hospitalizations among navigation participants, although the rate of emergency department/urgent care visits was not improved.
AHRQ-funded; HS019464.
Citation: Binswanger IA, Whitley E, Haffey PR .
A patient navigation intervention for drug-involved former prison inmates.
Subst Abus 2015;36(1):34-41. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2014.932320.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare Utilization, Hospitalization, Substance Abuse
Turner L, Kruszewski SP, Alexander GC
Trends in the use of buprenorphine by office-based physicians in the United States, 2003-2013.
This study used descriptive statistics to examine trends in buprenorphine utilization from 2003 to 2013. The use of buprenorphine products to treat opioid dependence has increased significantly and has shifted to greater use by primary care physicians, indicating a rapidly changing face of opioid maintenance therapy in the United States.
AHRQ-funded; HS018960.
Citation: Turner L, Kruszewski SP, Alexander GC .
Trends in the use of buprenorphine by office-based physicians in the United States, 2003-2013.
Am J Addict 2015 Jan;24(1):24-9. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12174..
Keywords: Healthcare Utilization, Medication, Opioids, Primary Care, Substance Abuse