Behavioral Health Business July 17, 2024
Despite the growing need for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, physicians remain reluctant to treat addiction.
That’s according to a new systematic review published in JAMA, which included a total of 283 articles. Researchers found that the most common reason doctors were reluctant to intervene in addiction was the institutional environment.
Authors of the study noted that an increase in focus from health care institutions could help remedy this barrier.
“Strategies to reduce physician reluctance related to institutional environment include greater commitment by health systems to make essential workflow and staffing changes, the breaking down of barriers between addiction services and both medical and mental health care, and commitment by insurers to provide reimbursement that covers the actual cost of...
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