Abstract
BackgroundIn response to the heavy burden of untreated substance use disorders (SUD) in hospital patients, many health systems are implementing addiction consult services staffed by interprofessional teams that diagnose SUD, make recommendations for SUD care in the hospital, and link patients to post-discharge treatment. In 2018, the New York City public hospital system began rolling out the Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program in six hospitals. CATCH teams are comprised of an addiction-trained medical provider, social worker or addiction counselor, and peer counselor. MethodsThe study conducted qualitative interviews with CATCH staff at all six participating hospitals as part of a pragmatic trial studying the effectiveness and implementation of CATCH. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) framework guided interviews conducted from 2018 to 2021 with 26 staff at the start of implementation and with 33 staff 9–12 months post-implementation. The study team created a codebook a priori and further refined it through additional coding of initial interviews. Codes were systematically analyzed using the CFIR. ResultsBarriers and facilitators spanned four CFIR domains: inner setting, outer setting, process, and individual characteristics. Barriers identified were primarily related to the outer and inner settings, including patient characteristics and limited resources (e.g. medical comorbidities, homelessness), insurance, CATCH team role confusion, and infrastructure deficits (e.g., availability of physical space). Additional barriers related to process (workload burden), and characteristics of individuals (stigma and lack of comfort treating SUD among medical teams). Facilitators were mostly related to the characteristics of individuals on the CATCH team (advantages and expertise of the CATCH peer counselor, CATCH team communication and cohesiveness) and inner setting (CATCH team relationships with hospital staff, hospital leadership buy-in and support, and infrastructure). Community networks (outer setting) and CATCH training resources (process) were also facilitators of program implementation. ConclusionAddiction consult services have great potential for improving care for hospital patients with SUD, but as new programs in busy hospital settings they face barriers to implementation that could impact their effectiveness. Barriers may be particularly impactful for programs operating in safety-net hospitals, given limited resources within the health system and the multiple and complex needs of their patients. Understanding the strengths of these programs as well as the barriers to their implementation is critical to utilizing addiction consult services effectively.
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