Increasing Medication Assisted Treatment in Rural Primary Care Practice: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis from IT MATTTRs Colorado

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Examines how the characteristics of rural primary care practices in Colorado affect their ability to provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD), utilizing data from the Implementing Technology and Medication Assisted Treatment Team Training in Rural Colorado (IT MATTTRs) intervention. Analyzes practice characteristics including practice size, behavioral health availability, MAT prescriber staffing, clinicians with MAT experience, private or non-private practice, and leadership buy-in.

Jodi Summers Holtrop, Rebecca Mullen, Kristen Curcija, et al.

Frontiers in Medicine, 11, 1450672

10/2024

Health workforce · Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare facilities · Illicit drug use · Opioids · Prescription drug misuse · Primary care · Substance use and misuse