Consortium to Disseminate and Understand Implementation of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major cause of illness and death among Veterans for which effective treatment is a major priority of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Expanding access to alternatives to opioid medications for chronic pain management is also a leading priority. Effective medications for OUD (MOUD) are available, but their availability and use among Veterans varies across VHA. The aims of this study are to pull together the efforts of six individual pilot projects into a single project. The purpose of combining the projects is to maximize the value of the individual projects to VHA and to provide information to guide strategies to increase access and use of MOUD and alternative therapies for pain in VHA nationally. The researchers leading the individual projects will make use of their partnerships with Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) leaders in order to develop a combined effort toward increased dissemination and use of MOUD that spans 9 VISNs and 63 sites.