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Using Audit And Feedback To Improve Compliance To Medication-Assisted Treatment Recommendations, Jacob Burns, Melanie Keiffer
Using Audit And Feedback To Improve Compliance To Medication-Assisted Treatment Recommendations, Jacob Burns, Melanie Keiffer
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Publications
Using Audit and Feedback to Improve Compliance to Medication-Assisted Treatment Recommendations
Jacob Burns, DNPc, RN
Project Advisor: Melanie Keiffer, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CNE
Abstract
Background: Of the 111 opioid deaths reported in the State of Vermont in 2019, 30 were found to be prescription opioid-related and accidental. Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) programs support patients with substance use disorders, promoting recovery and preventing overdose. Vermont uses the “Hub and Spoke” model to increase the availability of MAT for patients with OUD (Opioid Use Disorder) by increasing the number of primary care providers who prescribe buprenorphine. Hubs are the specialty opioid treatment …