Effect of a Co-Located Bridging Recovery Initiative on Hospital Length of Stay Among Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

• DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.56430
• Publication Date: 2024-02-27T16:30:29Z
• Authors: David Marcovitz; Mary Lynn Dear; Rebecca Donald; David A. Edwards; Kristopher A. Kast; Thao D. V. Le; Mauli V. Shah; Jason Ferrell; Cheryl Gatto; Cassandra Hennessy; Reagan Buie; Todd W. Rice; William Sullivan; Katie D. White; Grace Van Winkle; Rachel Wolf; Christopher J. Li...; ; Gordon R. Bernard; Robert S. Dittus; Shon Dwyer; Peter J. Embi; Chad Fitzgerald; Robert E. Freundlich; Frank E. Harrell; Paul A. Harris; Tina Hartert; Jim Hayman; Catherine H. Ivory; Ruth Kleinpell; Sunil Kripalani; Lee Ann Liska; Patrick Luther; Jay Morrison; Thomas Nantais; Jill M. Pulley; Kris Rehm; Russell L. Rothman; Patti Runyan; Wesley H. Self; Matthew W. Semler; Robin Steaban; Cosby A. Stone; Philip D. Walker; Consuelo H. Wilkins; Adam Wright; Autumn D. Zuckerman
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Inpatients; Aftercare; Length of Stay; Opioid-Related Disorders; 01 natural sciences; Patient Discharge; Hospitals; Quality of Life; Humans; Female; Drug Overdose; 0101 mathematics; Original Investigation

Co-located bridge clinics aim to facilitate a timely transition outpatient care for inpatients with opioid use disorder (OUD); however, their effect on hospital length of stay (LOS) and postdischarge outcomes remains unclear.