Publications by authors named "T D'Aunno"
Background: Despite national goals to enroll 70% of cardiac rehabilitation (CR)-eligible patients, enrollment remains low.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate how the treating hospital influences CR enrollment nationally.
Methods: We included Fee-for-Service Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥66 years who were hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous coronary intervention, or heart valve repair/replacement.
Article Synopsis
- There's a significant rise in opioid use disorders (OUD) among young adults (ages 18-25) in the U.S., especially among those on Medicaid, highlighting the need for improved treatment systems for this vulnerable group.
- Current treatment methods, particularly pharmacotherapy, are effective, but many young adults are not receiving the medications they need, leading to poor treatment outcomes.
- This study will analyze treatment practices and outcomes using data from 65,000 TA adults in New York to understand the factors affecting treatment quality and inform better healthcare decisions for patients and providers.
Background: This study investigates the impact of workforce diversity, specifically staff identified as Black/African American, on retention in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, aiming to enhance patient outcomes. Employing a novel machine learning technique known as 'causal forest,' we explore heterogeneous treatment effects on retention.
Methods: We relied on four waves of the National Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey (NDATSS), a nationally representative longitudinal dataset of treatment programs.
Several factors motivate the need for innovation to improve the delivery of behavioral health services, including increased rates of mental health and substance use disorders, limited access to services, inconsistent use of evidence-based practices, and persistent racial and ethnic disparities. This narrative review identifies promising innovations that address these challenges, assesses empirical evidence for the effectiveness of these innovations and the extent to which they have been adopted and implemented, and suggests next steps for research. We review five categories of innovations: organizational models, including a range of novel locations for providing services and new ways of organizing services within and across sites; information and communication technologies; workforce; treatment technologies; and policy and regulatory changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF