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

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.

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.”