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Research Memo: Delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune
Substance Use Disorder
Blog Post
LDI Senior and Associate Fellows Ashish Thakrar, Margaret (Maggie) Lowenstein, Ryan Greysen, and M. Kit Delgado found that more people with opioid use disorder are leaving the hospital prematurely (or before medically advised), compared to marginal increases for individuals admitted for other reasons. In the study, “Trends in Before Medically Advised Discharges for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder, 2016-2020,” the authors note that “patients who use drugs cite untreated withdrawal and pain as primary reasons for before medically advised discharge.” They suggest a need to study whether implementing methadone and buprenorphine treatment and adapting opioid withdrawal treatment for fentanyl withdrawal may help lower rates of premature discharges.
The study, “Trends in Before Medically Advised Discharges for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder, 2016-2020,” was published in December 2023 in JAMA. Authors include Ashish Thakrar, Margaret (Maggie) Lowenstein, Ryan Greysen, and M. Kit Delgado.
Research Memo: Delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune
Research Memo: Delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune
Hospitals’ Current Cost Reports are Unreliable and Should be Improved, LDI Fellow Finds
If Federal Support Falls, States May Slash Home- and Community-Based Services — Pushing Vulnerable Americans Into Nursing Homes They Don’t Want or Need
Historic Coverage Loss Could Cause Over 51,000 People to Lose Their Lives Each Year, New Analysis Finds
Cited for “Breaking New Ground” in the Field of Hospital Operations