Tackling Implicit Bias in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Opioid overdose deaths for Black people surpassed that of whites in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, according to a 2022 JAMA Psychiatry research paper. Inequities...
Nov 6th 2023
Collaboration Builds Sustainable Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Michigan Hospitals
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its Michigan Opioid Partnership created an early alliance with the Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center (MHA Keystone Center) in its fight...
Oct 18th 2023
Patient Success and Cultural Change Give Providers Hope
Passion is at the core of many health systems’ drive to develop medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs in their emergency departments (ED). With the number of opiate-related deaths...
Apr 24th 2023
Harm Reduction: A Pathway to Prevention and Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Consistently high rates of opioid-related deaths have led hospitals to search for strategies that offer equitable access to comprehensive, stigma-free healthcare. “We have an epidemic of overdoses in the community...
Jul 31st 2023
One Hospital’s Approach to Building MOUD Sustainability
Deaths from opioid overdoses increased by 30 percent in Washtenaw County from 2020 to 2021. This parallels national trends, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 15 percent...
Mar 28th 2023
Inpatient MOUD Programs: An Option for Bringing Care Full Circle
In the last two decades, opioid overdose deaths have grown exponentially in Michigan. The epidemic impacts thousands of the state’s residents and communities and is one of the most prominent...
Apr 24th 2023
Warm Handoffs Improve Treatment Outcomes
As critical access points for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), Michigan emergency departments (ED) treat more than 25,000 opioid-related visits annually. Those seeking care are particularly vulnerable once they...
Feb 2nd 2023
Increasing Post-Overdose Treatment Options in the Emergency Department
Through the Michigan Opioid Partnership (MOP), the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan supports increased efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths. Among its most visible strategies is funding health systems across...
Jan 11th 2023