Table 3.
Substance use disorder linkage to care and 90-day treatment retention outcomes, by primary substance use disorder type, before (March 2021 - January 2022) and after (March 2022 - January 2023) an electronic health record data integration project, Denver Health, Denver CO.
| Time Period: Relative to Electronic Health Record Data Integration | Difference in Percentage Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substance Use Disorder Type | Before | After | |||
| Numerator / Denominator | % | Numerator / Denominator | % | ||
| Linked referrals / Total referrals | |||||
| All Substance Use Disorders † | 272 / 369 | 74 | 233 / 489 | 48 | -26 |
| Alcohol Use Disorder | 19 / 20 | 95 | 34 / 60 | 57 | -38 |
| Opioid Use Disorder | 210 / 342 | 61 | 232 / 414 | 56 | -5 |
| Stimulant Use Disorder | 5 / 7 | 71 | 4 / 13 | 31 | -40 |
| Episodes retained 90 days / Total episodes | |||||
| All Substance Use Disorders † | 190 / 420 | 45 | 913 / 1228 | 74 | 29 |
| Alcohol Use Disorder | 9 / 25 | 23 | 280 / 328 | 85 | 62 |
| Opioid Use Disorder | 177 / 386 | 46 | 483 / 710 | 68 | 22 |
| Stimulant Use Disorder | 4 / 9 | 44 | 58 / 73 | 79 | 35 |