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Making The Business Case For An Addiction Medicine Consult Service: A Qualitative Analysis, Kelsey C. Priest, Dennis Mccarty
Making The Business Case For An Addiction Medicine Consult Service: A Qualitative Analysis, Kelsey C. Priest, Dennis Mccarty
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Background
As the drug poisoning crisis worsens in North America and opioid use disorder (OUD)-related hospital admissions increase, policymakers and hospital administrators are beginning to recognize the important role of hospitals in the OUD care continuum. This study explores and describes how U.S. addiction medicine physicians created and presented business propositions to hospital administrators to support the development of addiction medicine consult (AMC) services.
Methods
Fifteen qualitative interviews were completed with board-certified or board-eligible addiction medicine physicians from 14 U.S. hospitals. The interviews occurred as part of a broader mixed methods study exploring hospital service delivery for patients admitted with …