Hospital's Addiction Consult Team Helps Reduce Readmissions for Patients With Substance Use Disorders
July 10, 2020
July 10, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release:
In 2014, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) started an inpatient addiction consult team consisting of a rotating group of addiction medicine and psychiatry physicians, advanced practice nurses, social workers, recovery coaches, and trainees. A recent study reveals that hospitalized patients with substance use disorders who are seen by the team are less likely to be readmitted to the . . .
In 2014, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) started an inpatient addiction consult team consisting of a rotating group of addiction medicine and psychiatry physicians, advanced practice nurses, social workers, recovery coaches, and trainees. A recent study reveals that hospitalized patients with substance use disorders who are seen by the team are less likely to be readmitted to the . . .