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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lee, Margaret T., Ph.D
• Horgan, Constance M., Sc.D
• Garnick, Deborah W., Sc.D
• Acevedo, Andrea, Ph.D
• Panas, Lee, M.S
• Ritter, Grant A., Ph.D
• Dunigan, Robert, Ph.D
• Babakhanlou-Chase, Hermik, M.P.H
• Bidorini, Alfred, M.A
• Campbell, Kevin, Dr.P.H
• Haberlin, Karin, M.A
• Huber, Alice, Ph.D
• Lambert-Wacey, Dawn, M.A
• Leeper, Tracy, M.A
• Reynolds, Mark, Ed.D

Titel

A performance measure for continuity of care after detoxification: Relationship with outcomes

Ist Teil von

• Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2014-08, Vol.47 (2), p.130-139

Ort / Verlag

New York, NY: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Administrative data from five states were used to examine whether continuity of specialty substance abuse treatment after detoxification predicts outcomes. We examined the influence of a 14-day continuity of care process measure on readmissions. Across multiple states, there was support that clients who received treatment for substance use disorders within 14-days after discharge from detoxification were less likely to be readmitted to detoxification. This was particularly true for reducing readmissions to another detoxification that was not followed with treatment and when continuity of care was in residential treatment. Continuity of care in outpatient treatment was related to a reduction in readmissions in some states, but not as often as when continuity of care occurred in residential treatment. A performance measure for continuity of care after detoxification is a useful tool to help providers monitor quality of care delivered and to alert them when improvement is needed.