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Table 4 Exploratory outcomes (presented as rates per patient-year)

From: A pilot study of the functionality and clinician acceptance of a clinical decision support tool to improve primary care of opioid use disorder

Outcome

Patient sample

Period

Control PCPs

Intervention PCPs

Waivered

n = 23

No

n = 24

Yes

n = 8

OUD diagnosis

Higher risk for OUD

Pre

0.008

0.005

0.013

Post

0.062

0.149

0.152

Post/pre

7.87

28.54

11.30

Buprenorphine starts

Higher risk for OUD

Pre

0

0

0

Post

0

0.029

0.015

Post/pre

NA

NA

NA

Buprenorphine starts

Diagnosed with OUD

Pre

0.359

0.566

3.666

Post

0.368

0.625

5.127

Post/pre

1.03

1.10

1.40

Naltrexone starts

Higher risk for OUD

Pre

0

0

0

Post

0.030

0.019

0.041

Post/pre

NA

NA

NA

Naltrexone starts

Diagnosed with OUD

Pre

0.049

0.049

0.053

Post

0.020

0.074

0.045

Post/pre

0.42

1.52

0.85

Naloxone starts

Higher risk for OUD

Pre

0.133

0.176

0.256

Post

0.157

0.166

0.122

Post/pre

1.18

0.95

0.48

Naloxone starts

Diagnosed with OUD

Pre

0.310

0.486

0.481

Post

0.286

0.294

0.295

Post/pre

0.92

0.61

0.61

Referrals to specialty care

Higher risk for OUD

Pre

0.106

0.101

0.103

Post

0.149

0.130

0.162

Post/pre

1.41

1.29

1.57

Referrals to specialty care

Diagnosed with OUD

Pre

0.238

0.205

0.283

Post

0.247

0.247

0.281

Post/pre

1.04

1.21

0.99