USA. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link: Using a “cascade of care” approach to evaluate gaps in the opioid use disorder treatment pipeline
USA. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link: Using a “cascade of care” approach to evaluate gaps in the opioid use disorder treatment pipeline
There are persistent gaps in the addiction “science-to-practice” pipeline that lead to marked differences in treatment availability and quality. A cascade of care is one way of assessing where gaps in the provision of empirically supported addiction care exist. Despite increased funding and policy support to address harms, opioid overdose rates remain high. Therefore, it is critical to understand at which points the health care system is failing to provide appropriate care for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and to assess disparities in receipt of medication for OUD. The current study sought to address this by using a cascade of care model to assess treatment quality and outcomes for OUD in the Florida Medicaid population. (Recovery Resaerch Institute, USA, Januar 2020)
https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/cascade-of-care-approach-to-evaluate-gaps-opioid-use-disorder-treatment-pipelin/