This open-source journal article explains how addiction medicine physicians from 14 U.S. hospitals made a business case to create addiction medicine consult (AMC) services in their facilities. The article analyzes interviews with the 14 physician leaders, provides information about their experiences designing and implementing AMC services and includes a list of resources for health care champions who wish to create an AMC service in their hospital. Includes references to relevant articles in proprietary, peer-reviewed journals.
Funding Source: National Institutes on Drug Abuse, Greenlick Family Scholarship Fund
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Making the Business Case for an Addiction Medicine Consult Service: A Qualitative Analysis
An open-source journal article that explains how 14 physicians made a business case to hospital executives to create addiction medicine consult services in their facilities