Patient Engagement July 3, 2020
A Colorado pilot program expanded patient access to care for substance use disorder by tapping NPs and PAs.
A pilot program out of the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Anschutz Medical Campus effectively trained nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to deliver Medication for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD), thus expanding patient access to care for substance use disorder.
As a result of that effective pilot, the Colorado state legislature also passed a bill to expand MOUD in 17 rural counties adversely affected by the opioid epidemic.
A study on the pilot project, published in the July issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, outlined the program’s twofold goals and how it worked to integrate advanced...