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Use of a Benchmark Tracking Assessment to Support Expansion of Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care

Andrew L. Sussman, Jennifer N. Crawford, Heidi Rishel Brakey, Rana S. Alkhafaji, Orrin B. Myers, Vanessa Jacobsohn, Snehal Bhatt and Julie Salvador
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2021, 34 (6) 1216-1220; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210111
Andrew L. Sussman
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine and University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (ALS); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (JNC); Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (HRB); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (RSA); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (OBM); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (VJ, SB, JS).
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Jennifer N. Crawford
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine and University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (ALS); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (JNC); Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (HRB); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (RSA); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (OBM); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (VJ, SB, JS).
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Heidi Rishel Brakey
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine and University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (ALS); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (JNC); Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (HRB); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (RSA); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (OBM); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (VJ, SB, JS).
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Rana S. Alkhafaji
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine and University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (ALS); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (JNC); Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (HRB); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (RSA); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (OBM); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (VJ, SB, JS).
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Orrin B. Myers
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Vanessa Jacobsohn
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Snehal Bhatt
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine and University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (ALS); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (JNC); Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (HRB); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (RSA); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (OBM); Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque (VJ, SB, JS).
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Julie Salvador
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Andrew L. Sussman, Jennifer N. Crawford, Heidi Rishel Brakey, Rana S. Alkhafaji, Orrin B. Myers, Vanessa Jacobsohn, Snehal Bhatt, Julie Salvador
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2021, 34 (6) 1216-1220; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210111

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Andrew L. Sussman, Jennifer N. Crawford, Heidi Rishel Brakey, Rana S. Alkhafaji, Orrin B. Myers, Vanessa Jacobsohn, Snehal Bhatt, Julie Salvador
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2021, 34 (6) 1216-1220; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210111
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