Onsite Versus Referral Models of Primary Care for Substance Abusing Patients

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Conditions studied: Substance Abuse, Primary Medical Care

In brief

Veterans presenting for treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) often have multiple and serious comorbid medical conditions that affect functional health status and health care costs. Prior studies show higher rates of medical follow-up when onsite primary health care was provided to patients with SUDs within an addictions clinic (onsite care). However, no data are available on differences between onsite versus referral models of primary care delivery in terms of clinical outcomes and total health care costs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00057096

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

800

Expected to finish

2004-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Enrolling in addictions treatment, has no primary care provider currently and has some ongoing medical concern that would benefit from primary care.

Where it is running

• VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA — Seattle, Washington, United States

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