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Emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A comparison of those seeking versus not seeking referral to substance use treatment
Coupet E, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski M, Edelman E, O’Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Fiellin DA, Cowan E, Richardson L, Huntley K, Whiteside LK, Lyons MS, Rothman RE, Pantalon M, Hawk K. Emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A comparison of those seeking versus not seeking referral to substance use treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 219: 108428. PMID: 33307301, PMCID: PMC8110210, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderEmergency department patientsDepartment patientsUse disordersTenth Revision diagnosis codesSevere opioid use disorderConclusions Most patientsInjection-related infectionsRevision diagnosis codesHealth insurance statusSubstance use treatmentCross-sectional analysisOpioid withdrawalClinical characteristicsED visitsMost patientsTreatment initiationUrine toxicologyClinical correlatesDiagnosis codesInsurance statusUnivariate analysisBackground LittleInternational Classification
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Shift in U.S. payer responsibility for the acute care of violent injuries after the Affordable Care Act: Implications for prevention
Coupet E, Karp D, Wiebe DJ, Delgado M. Shift in U.S. payer responsibility for the acute care of violent injuries after the Affordable Care Act: Implications for prevention. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 2192-2196. PMID: 29653788, PMCID: PMC6162187, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospital ChargesHumansMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUtilization ReviewViolenceWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleAcute careViolent injuryEmergency departmentAffordable Care ActMedicaid expansionEmergency Department SampleCare ActAnnual chargesTotal annual chargesED visitsDiagnosis codesInjuryPrevention programsInterpersonal violenceViolence prevention programsMedicaid programCareMedicaidPreventionTotal chargePayersCharge dataSimilar amounts