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Diana E Clarke1,2, Adila Ibrahim3, Benjamin Doty1
1Division of Research, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC, USA.
Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation
|July 2, 2021
Summary
The Addiction Medicine Practice-Based Research Network (AMNet) developed standardized tools to improve measurement-based care (MBC) and quality improvement in outpatient substance use disorder treatment. This facilitates research and evidence-based practices for better patient outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Addiction Medicine
- Implementation Science
- Health Services Research
Background:
- The opioid epidemic necessitates innovative treatment approaches, yet outpatient practices face challenges implementing measurement-based care (MBC), quality measurement, and evidence-based treatments.
- Limited research participation opportunities for clinicians hinder the translation of findings into community-based addiction medicine practices.
- The Addiction Medicine Practice-Based Research Network (AMNet) was established to address these gaps by promoting MBC adoption and enabling research participation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and implement a framework for enhancing measurement-based care (MBC) and quality improvement in outpatient addiction medicine settings.
- To facilitate the translation of research into practice by creating a network for clinicians in non-opioid treatment programs (OTPs).
- To establish a platform for conducting substance use disorder treatment research.
Main Methods:
- A scoping review and a multi-step consensus process were employed to select assessment tools and quality of care performance measures.
- Selected tools and measures were integrated into the American Psychiatric Association's mental health patient registry, PsychPRO.
- The focus was on identifying measures relevant to opioid use disorder (OUD) and substance use disorder (SUD).
Main Results:
- Twelve standardized assessment tools and three quality of care performance measures for OUD and SUD were selected through a consensus-based methodology.
- These selected tools and measures are categorized as core and optional to facilitate implementation.
- The chosen instruments aim to support MBC and quality improvement initiatives within AMNet.
Conclusions:
- AMNet, through PsychPRO, will support clinicians in systematically adopting MBC and delivering evidence-based treatments for patients with SUD.
- The network will serve as a central data repository for patient and clinician data from non-OTP outpatient addiction medicine practices.
- AMNet will function as a research platform for opioid treatment studies, enhancing the translation of research into practice.
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