A scalable, automated warm handoff from the emergency department to community sites offering continued medication for opioid use disorder: Lessons learned from the EMBED trial stakeholders
Ahmed OM, Mao JA, Holt SR, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Martel S, Melnick ER. A scalable, automated warm handoff from the emergency department to community sites offering continued medication for opioid use disorder: Lessons learned from the EMBED trial stakeholders. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2019, 102: 47-52. PMID: 31202288, PMCID: PMC6578846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersCommunity providersCommunity sitesEmergency department-initiated buprenorphineTreatment referral programNeeds assessmentStakeholder meetingsKey stakeholder meetingsED referralsED cliniciansEmergency departmentWarm handoffsMOUDReferral systemReferral processSite referralTrials NetworkPatient identifiersReferral programReferralMedicationsPatientsHIPAA-compliant mannerDisorders