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- Title
Post‐hospital initiation of medication for AUD reduces rehospitalization.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the effectiveness of initiating medication for alcohol use disorder (AUD) at hospital discharge to reduce rehospitalization rates, as evidenced by a retrospective cohort study involving Medicare beneficiaries. Topics include the low utilization of AUD medications, the impact of discharge medication initiation on hospital readmissions and mortality.
- Subjects
PREVENTION of alcoholism; PATIENT compliance; HOSPITAL care; PATIENT readmissions; MEDICARE; DISCHARGE planning; TREATMENT effectiveness; BEHAVIOR; CAUSES of death; DRUG approval; MEDICAL research; ALCOHOLISM; DRUGS; TIME; NALTREXONE
- Publication
Brown University Psychopharmacology Update, 2024, Vol 35, Issue 8, p7
- ISSN
1068-5308
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pu.31191