2024
A Prehospital Quality Improvement Framework to Reduce Mortality and Other Harms Associated with Opioid Use Disorder
Glenn M, Crowe R, Dorsett M, Taigman M, Herring A, Mercer M, Joiner A, Venkatesh A, Davis C, Hawk K, Hern H, Carroll G, Cabañas J, D’Onofrio G, Samuels E. A Prehospital Quality Improvement Framework to Reduce Mortality and Other Harms Associated with Opioid Use Disorder. Prehospital Emergency Care 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 39671519, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2428671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesOpioid use disorderQI frameworkQuality improvementHarm reductionQuality improvement frameworkHarms associated with opioid useEvidence-based practiceReduce mortalityReduce overdose deathsEscalating overdose crisisImproved frameworkMedical servicesMultidisciplinary teamOverdose crisisAddiction medicinePublic healthOverdose deathsSubject matter expertsPrehospitalOpioid useQuality measuresAdverse outcomesUse disorderHarm
2021
Emergency department‐initiated buprenorphine protocols: A national evaluation
Guo CZ, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ, Hawk K, Herring A, McCormack R, Perrone J, Cowan E. Emergency department‐initiated buprenorphine protocols: A national evaluation. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2021, 2: e12606. PMID: 34877567, PMCID: PMC8630357, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Opiate Withdrawal ScaleEmergency departmentBUP initiationBUP doseCOWS scoresEmergency department-initiated buprenorphineTreatment-eligible patientsOpioid use disorderOpiate Withdrawal ScaleBUP administrationDischarge careBUP treatmentEvidence-based practiceWithdrawal symptomsNaloxone prescriptionsPatient outcomesWithdrawal ScaleBuprenorphineUse disordersClinician judgmentReal-world settingClinical diagnosisDiagnosis checklistDoseLimited data