Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Medically Enhanced Residential Treatment (MERT) Model Integrating Intravenous Antibiotics and Residential Addiction Treatment
Englander H, Wilson T, Collins D, Phoutrides E, Weimer M, Korthuis PT, Calcagni J, Nicolaidis C. Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Medically Enhanced Residential Treatment (MERT) Model Integrating Intravenous Antibiotics and Residential Addiction Treatment. Substance Abuse 2018, 39: 225-232. PMID: 29595367, PMCID: PMC6519053, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1452326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersIntravenous antibioticsLong-term intravenous antibioticsSkilled nursing facility admissionsAddiction medicine serviceIntravenous antibiotic coursesNursing facility admissionsResidential SUD treatment facilityResidential treatmentPhysical health needsResidential SUD treatmentSUD treatment facilitiesResidential addiction treatmentAntibiotic coursesResidential treatment modelMixed-methods evaluationChart reviewUntreated painFacility admissionPICC linesSevere infectionsSUD careSUD treatmentMedicine serviceUse disorders