Table 2. Baseline Program Characteristics and Learning Collaborative Participation.
Clinic/organization type |
Populations served |
Existing MOUD program? |
Number of waivered providers |
Percent of clinical staff with OUD training |
Participants in LC |
Clinic 1 (public health) |
Low-income, immigrant, refugee, people experiencing homelessness, >75% Latinx |
No |
8 |
20 |
Medical providers: 2 Behavioral health providers: 0 Administrators: 1 |
Clinic 2 (FQHC) |
Low-income, immigrant, Latinx, east African |
No |
1 |
Very few |
Medical providers: 2 Behavioral health providers: 0 Administrators: 4 Medical assistants: 1 Nurses: 1 |
Clinic 3 (FQHC) |
Low-income, migrant farmworker, immigrant |
No |
2 |
1 |
Medical providers: 1 Behavioral health providers: 2 Administrators: 0 Pharmacists: 1 |
Clinic 4 (FQHC) |
Low-income, refugee, immigrant |
Yes—want to reduce stigma among staff and providers |
73 |
40-60 |
Medical providers: 0 Behavioral health providers: 1 Administrators: 0 Nurses: 1 |
Clinic 5 (FQHC) |
Low-income, primarily racial/ethnic minority |
Yes—want to implement nurse care management |
>30 |
Very few |
Medical providers: 1 Behavioral health providers: 2 Administrators: 0 |
Clinic 6 (housing) |
People experiencing homelessness or in permanent supportive housing |
Yes—want to implement low-barrier buprenorphine |
5 |
Unknown |
Medical providers: 1 Behavioral health providers: 0 Administrators: 0 |
Abbreviations: MOUD, medication treatment for opioid use disorder; OUD, opioid use disorder; LC, learning collaborative; FQHA, Federally Qualified Health Center