Meeting
Abstract Number: 275
SHM Converge 2023
Background: In 2021 there were over 80,000 opioid overdose deaths. Studies show that inpatient hospitalizations are a vital moment in treating patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). Initiation of opioid agonist therapy (OAT: buprenorphine or methadone) is associated with a profound mortality benefit, with some studies suggesting a number needed to treat of less than […]