implementation science Archives

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We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Implementation of a nationwide health economic consultation service to assist substance use researchers: Lessons learned

Sean M. Murphy PhD; Jared A. Leff MS; Benjamin P. Linas MD, MPH; Jake R. Morgan PhD; Kathryn McCollister PhD; & Bruce R. Schackman PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 2, 2018

“Both effectiveness and costs must be taken into consideration to successfully reach the greatest number of individuals and match them with the best interventions; however, health-economic researchers with expertise in substance use disorders and related conditions can be difficult to find. The Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) designed a free consultation service for investigators whose work aligns with CHERISH’s mission of developing and disseminating health-economic research on healthcare utilization, health outcomes, and health-related behaviors that informs substance use disorder treatment policy, and HCV and HIV care of people who use substances. The Consultation Service serves as a resource to ensure that economic analyses are appropriately designed, methodologically sound, and feasible, and that outcomes are correctly interpreted.”

The Authors’ Own Words:

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Factors Associated with Contingency Management Adoption among Opioid Treatment Providers Receiving a Comprehensive Implementation Strategy

Sara J. Becker, PhD; Lourah M. Kelly, MA; Augustine W. Kang, MSc; Katherine I. Escobar, BA; Daniel D. Squires, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019

“Opioid-use disorder (OUD)-related overdoses and deaths have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, creating an urgent need to implement effective OUD treatments in community settings. The current study examined factors associated with successful implementation of an evidence-based behavioral treatment (contingency management) among OUD treatment providers who received a comprehensive implementation strategy called the Science to Service Laboratory. Providers who were younger, Non-Hispanic White, did not have specialty addiction licensure, and who perceived fewer patient-level barriers to adoption all had lower levels of CM adoption frequency. Findings have the potential to change practice by highlighting a need to refine implementation strategies for younger, more educated, and more diverse treatment providers, as well as a need to explicitly address patient-level barriers to implementation.“

The Authors’ Own Words: Implementation of a nationwide health economic consultation service to assist substance use researchers: Lessons learned

The Authors’ Own Words: Factors Associated with Contingency Management Adoption among Opioid Treatment Providers Receiving a Comprehensive Implementation Strategy