Reimagining patient-centered care in opioid treatment programs: Lessons from the Bronx during COVID-19

Article outlines how an opioid treatment program in the Bronx, NY adjusted their clinical practice with COVID-19 and their recommendations for treatment programs going forward. Balancing Covid-19 safety and the need to safely administer medications for opioid use disorder, this program ultimately made changes that allowed for more patient-driven treatment plans that enable fewer in person clinic visits. The article advocates for patient-centered care that encourages people to safely self-manage medication, focusing on patient-centered measures in clinical decision-making, and making appropriate changes to payment/insurance models that allow for such patient-centered care.

Resource Details

• Population: People With Substance Use Disorders
• Setting/Context of Implementation: Clinical
• Topics of Practice: Organizational Change/ Development
• Outcomes of Interest: Capacity Building|Reduction of Health Disparities
• Level of Evidence: Promising
• Tools or Materials Included in Resource: No
• Social Determinants of Health: Healthcare Access and Quality
• Outside of US: No