PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David Roll
AU  - Margaret Spottswood
AU  - Hsiang Huang
TI  - Using Shared Medical Appointments to Increase Access to Buprenorphine Treatment
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2015.05.150017
DP  - 2015 Sep 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 676--677
VI  - 28
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/5/676.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/28/5/676.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2015 Sep 01; 28
AB  - Introduction: This study examines patient experiences with shared medical appointments for buprenorphine treatment at a safety net primary care clinic.Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study of 28 participants in a primary care buprenorphine shared medical appointments program.Results: Participants reported appreciating the group visit format, gaining increased coping skills, and having more stable housing and less legal difficulty after starting the program.Conclusion: The implementation of shared medical appointments for buprenorphine treatment benefits clinicians and patients. The nurse care manager and buprenorphine prescriber can efficiently attend to the clinical needs of multiple patients.