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A Facility-Wide Plan to Increase Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care and General Mental Health Settings.
Spelman JF, Edens EL, Maya S, Moore BA, Boggs A, MacLean RR, Ackland P, Becker WC, Lynch D, Garcia-Vassallo M, Burgo AL, Rosen MI, Gordon AJ. A Facility-Wide Plan to Increase Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care and General Mental Health Settings. Federal Practitioner 2021, 38: 460-464. PMID: 34733066, PMCID: PMC8560103, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemOpioid use disorderMOUD accessPrimary careTarget clinicsUse disordersGeneral mental health clinicsKey interventionsMental health clinicsMental health settingsGeneral mental health settingsHealth care practitionersQuality improvement effortsElectronic health recordsEligible patientsMOUD receiptPrescriber characteristicsBuprenorphine prescribersOpioid epidemicHealth clinicsMOUDCare practitionersHealth settingsNational VAElectronic consultation
2022
Sexual Health Assessment Is Vital to Whole Health Models of Care
Uzdavines A, Helmer D, Spelman J, Mattocks K, Johnson A, Chardos J, Lynch K, Kauth M. Sexual Health Assessment Is Vital to Whole Health Models of Care. JMIRx Med 2022, 3: e36266. PMID: 37725523, PMCID: PMC10414374, DOI: 10.2196/36266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual health assessmentVeterans Health AdministrationWhole Health modelHealth care systemElectronic health recordsSexual healthWhole healthOverall healthCare systemHealth modelHealth assessmentSexual concernsWhole Health approachEducational interventionPrimary care clinicsHealth education interventionHealth care providersPatients' sexual orientationAbsence of diseaseRoutine careCare clinicsPreventive careCare providersCare needsClinical practice