Table 2.
Systems Components Used Within the Integrated Models.
Model | Service entry point | Integrated service(s) | Human resources required | Systems and tools used across the models |
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OUD Service Integration | Outpatient OUD treatment | • PrEP • HIV, HCV testing, and referral • On-site HIV services • Directly observed • ART • HIV case management • Counseling for people with HIV and OUD |
• Clinicians • Care coordinators • Trained facilitators to deliver PrEP adherence intervention • SU counselors • Psychologists • Psychiatrists • Medical and social case managers |
• Referral systems and tools for HIV care and treatment, PrEP, and psychosocial services • Case conferencing and other communication mechanisms between OUD and HIV systems • Integrated policies • Adapted assessment tools to include HIV components • Adapted quality of care tools to include HIV • HIV risk assessment tools for use in SU settings • PrEP screening forms and adherence assessments • HIV testing systems and supplies • Protocols for case management and outreach • HIV intake and re-testing and reporting protocols |
SSP | • HIV, HCV testing (and referral) | • Case managers, medical director, medical students, and residents | ||
Inpatient detox program | • Health messages on addiction and HIV, HCV care | • No information provided | ||
MAT prison program | • PrEP | • Counselors | ||
HIV Service Integration | HIV care and treatment programs (RWHAP clinics, federal health centers, primary care clinics) | • SU screen with referral • Referral to MAT • On-site and referral to SU counseling • Health messages for youth using health information technology |
• HIV primary care clinicians (including physicians and nurse practitioners) • Infectious disease specialists • Medical and social case managers • Psychiatrists • Psychologists • SU • Clinicians who have buprenorphine waiver • Pharmacists • Health educators |
• Separate space within HIV clinics that provides privacy for SU counseling • OUD screening tools • Internal referral systems for on-site counseling • External referral system for off-site counseling and OUD treatment services • Case conferences to facilitate coordination between OUD and HIV systems • Integrated policies • Appointment reminders, outreach to clients who miss appointments • Clinical intake, monitoring, and reporting tools to track OUD interventions |
Note. OUD = opioid use disorder; PrEP = pre-exposure prophylaxis; HCV = hepatitis C virus; ART = antiretroviral treatment; MAT = medications for addiction treatment; RWHAP = Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program; SSP = syringe service program; SU = substance use.