ResearchProjects

Developing Implementation Strategies to Improve Access to Transitional Opioid Programs in Safety Net Hospitals
Funded by: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Project dates: August 2022 - June 2025
Principal Investigator: Chang, Ji
Principal Investigator: Franz B (contact PI)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This project will assess the current opioid programs offered by safety net hospitals and explore barriers and facilitators to adopting and implementing transitional opioid programs (TOPs) by interviewing hospital decision makers and community partners at five safety net hospitals, and convene an expert panel to identify and tailor high-yield implementation strategies to increase the availability of  TOPs and other evidence-based opioid services in underserved communities.

Abstract on NIH RePORTER
Related Publications
Lindenfeld Z, Franz B, Lai AY, Pagan JA, Fenstemaker C, Cronin CE, Chang JE (2024).
Barriers and facilitators to establishing partnerships for substance use disorder care transitions between safety-net hospitals and community-based organizations
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39 (12), 2150-2159. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08883-8. PMCID: PMC11347514.

Chang JE, Franz B, Pagan JA, Lindenfeld Z, Cronin CE (2023).
Substance use disorder program availability in safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals in the US
JAMA Network Open, 6 (8), e2331243. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31243. PMCID: PMC10463097.