Using Shared Medical Appointments to Increase Access to Buprenorphine Treatment.

J Am Board Fam Med

From the Department of Internal Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (DR); the Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (MS, HH); and the Institute of Psychiatry & LIM-23, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (HH).

Published: June 2016

Introduction: This study examines patient experiences with shared medical appointments for buprenorphine treatment at a safety net primary care clinic.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study of 28 participants in a primary care buprenorphine shared medical appointments program.

Results: Participants reported appreciating the group visit format, gaining increased coping skills, and having more stable housing and less legal difficulty after starting the program.

Conclusion: The implementation of shared medical appointments for buprenorphine treatment benefits clinicians and patients. The nurse care manager and buprenorphine prescriber can efficiently attend to the clinical needs of multiple patients.

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