RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Use of a Benchmark Tracking Assessment to Support Expansion of Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP 1216 OP 1220 DO 10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210111 VO 34 IS 6 A1 Andrew L. Sussman A1 Jennifer N. Crawford A1 Heidi Rishel Brakey A1 Rana S. Alkhafaji A1 Orrin B. Myers A1 Vanessa Jacobsohn A1 Snehal Bhatt A1 Julie Salvador YR 2021 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/6/1216.abstract AB Introduction: Barriers to the expansion of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in primary care using buprenorphine are well documented. Providers require support along a continuum. A systematic tracking framework to enhance provider progress along this continuum is lacking.Methods: We developed a benchmark tracking assessment (BTA) as part of data collection in a 5-year study to examine the impact of provider participation in an online intervention to support expansion of buprenorphine treatment for OUD in rural primary care. Providers were contacted via phone every 3 months for up to 2 years to track their advancement along the 5 identified key benchmarks and were offered support for any barriers encountered.Results: Forty-one providers enrolled in the study. Almost half (49%) did not experience a barrier that prevented them from accomplishing their next benchmark. Of the remaining 51% of providers, the majority (75%) experienced barriers early in the training and licensure phases, with most citing lack of time as the main reason.Conclusion: The BTA offers a feasible approach to identifying challenges along the training to prescription continuum and facilitated targeted support to address barriers. This framework has the potential, with locally contextual adaptations, to guide medication-assisted treatment implementation and training efforts.