Through Health Care System Integration

• By: Lisa Strouss, PharmD Jameelah Melton, MD ODH, Inc.
• April 1st, 2018
• care coordination, co-occurring conditions, harm reduction, health system fragmentation, healthcare access, social determinants of health, substance use disorders, value-based care
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In many communities, harm reduction programs have helped prevent overdoses, lower HIV risk and hepatitis transmission and open the door to treatment for substance users. Originally started in the late 1980s, harm reduction approaches introduced syringe exchange initiatives with the goal of reducing...