AJMC August 29, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Integrating OUD treatment into CCM in primary care significantly reduces opioid use compared to usual care, with sharper declines observed in the intervention group.
- The study found modest improvements in mental health-related quality of life, with no significant differences between intervention and control groups.
- Despite challenges in recruitment and implementation, CCM is an effective, scalable model for managing OUD in primary care, maintaining medication adherence.
- The study suggests a hub-and-spoke telepsychiatry CCM approach for OUD could address challenges in widespread implementation and skill acquisition.
A primary care–based collaborative care model significantly cut opioid use, though mental health outcomes remained unchanged.
Opioid use disorder (OUD) can be effectively managed in primary care through collaborative care models (CCM),...
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