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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 ClassificationPerspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder
Hawk K, McCormack R, Edelman EJ, Coupet E, Toledo N, Gauthier P, Rotrosen J, Chawarski M, Martel S, Owens P, Pantalon MV, O’Connor P, Whiteside LK, Cowan E, Richardson LD, Lyons MS, Rothman R, Marsch L, Fiellin DA, D’Onofrio G. Perspectives About Emergency Department Care Encounters Among Adults With Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2144955. PMID: 35076700, PMCID: PMC8790663, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44955.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentED visitsOUD treatmentUse disordersPublic safety-net hospitalRural critical access hospitalsEmergency department careSafety-net hospitalUrban academic centerLife-saving treatmentCritical access hospitalsImplementation science frameworkPatient factorsTreatment initiationED careUS patientsStaff trainingDemand treatmentPatient readinessNet hospitalPatient's perspectivePromoting ActionImproved care
2024
Cost-Effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Lu T, Ryan D, Cadet T, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Edelman E, Hawk K, Huntley K, Jalali A, O'Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Fiellin D, D'Onofrio G, Murphy S. Cost-Effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 39570250, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care sector perspectiveImplementation facilitatorsOpioid use disorder careIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioHealth care sector costsEducational strategiesImplementation facilitation strategyCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesLikelihood of cost-effectivenessCost-effectiveOpioid use disorderQuality-adjusted life yearsUse disorderPatient engagementAcademic EDED visitsAcceptability curvesStandard educationEmergency departmentLife yearsFacilitation strategiesMeasures of effectivenessHealthBuprenorphine
2023
Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
D’Onofrio G, Edelman E, Hawk K, Chawarski M, Pantalon M, Owens P, Martel S, Rothman R, Saheed M, Schwartz R, Cowan E, Richardson L, Salsitz E, Lyons M, Freiermuth C, Wilder C, Whiteside L, Tsui J, Klein J, Coupet E, O’Connor P, Matthews A, Murphy S, Huntley K, Fiellin D. Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e235439. PMID: 37017967, PMCID: PMC10077107, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRate of patientsOUD treatmentImplementation facilitationED visitsObservational cohortED cliniciansX-waiverUse disordersEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderEvaluation periodHybrid type 3Provision of buprenorphineBaseline periodGrand roundsRates of EDPrimary outcomeWhite patientsAcademic EDBlack patientsED patientsEmergency departmentCommunity cliniciansMAIN OUTCOME
2021
Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Samuels E, Coupet E, D’Onofrio G. Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. 2021, 57-75. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80818-1_5.ChaptersOpioid use disorderED visitsUse disordersUntreated opioid use disorderDrug-related emergency department visitsNonfatal opioid overdoseUS ED visitsEmergency department treatmentFirst-line treatmentLow-dose ketamineEmergency department visitsIllicit opioid useDosage of medicationRegional nerve blocksAddiction treatment medicationsHarm reduction servicesTake-home naloxoneCost-effective treatmentAcute painOpioid useDepartment visitsOUD treatmentTreatment medicationsNerve blockOpioid agonists
2020
Use of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Among Emergency Department Patients With Untreated Opioid Use Disorder
Chawarski MC, Hawk K, Edelman EJ, O'Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Coupet E, Whiteside L, Tsui JI, Rothman R, Cowan E, Richardson L, Lyons MS, Fiellin DA, D'Onofrio G. Use of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Among Emergency Department Patients With Untreated Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 782-787. PMID: 32782084, PMCID: PMC8048036, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderAmphetamine-type stimulant useUse disordersStimulant useAmphetamine-type stimulantsStudy admissionEmergency departmentEmergency department patientsImplementation science studyUrine test resultsFalse discovery rate correctionSubstance use problemsHepatitis CED visitsDepartment patientsReferral protocolsED patientsUrine testsDrug injectionOverdose riskPatientsHealth factorsUnstable housingConcurrent use
2018
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