AHA #HealthCareInnovation blog: Changing hospital culture to address the opioid crisis

To care for patients with opioid use disorder, a multidisciplinary team at Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, initiates treatment and recovery using buprenorphine, then helps transition follow-up care to an outpatient clinic. 鈥淲e emphasize developing a plan of care in concert with the patient that is focused on their needs and stage of readiness for change,鈥 writes Richard Bottner, physician assistant, division of hospital medicine, at the medical center. .
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