Key Findings

A select list of key findings and publications from over 40 years of research.

PAYER-PROVIDER PARTNERSHIPS MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FUNDING IN INCREASING BUPRENORPHINE USE The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2019: The payer's role in addressing the opioid epidemic: It's more than money
PRESCRIBER CAPACITY AND DIVERSION CONCERNS LIMIT BROADER USE OF BUPRENORPHINE The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2019: Barriers to Buprenorphine Expansion in Ohio: A Time-Elapsed Qualitative Study
TELEMEDICINE APPLICATIONS CAN POTENTIALLY ENHANCE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS TREATMENT International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2018: Use of Telemedicine in Addiction Treatment: Current Practices and Organizational Implementation Characteristics
NIATX ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MODEL REDUCES PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT READMISSION RATES Wisconsin Medical Journal, 2016: Reducing psychiatric inpatient readmissions statewide using an organizational change model: The Wisconsin Mental Health Readmissions Project
Smartphone app reduces the risk of relapse from alcoholism treatment JAMA Psychiatry, 2014: A Smartphone Application to Support Recovery From Alcoholism: A Randomized Clinical Trial
REDUCING WAIT TIME, INCREASING CAPACITY AND USING BEHAVIORAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES SINIGFICANTLY IMPROVE APPOINTMENT ATTENDANCE Substance Use & Misuse, 2013: Reducing appointment no-shows: going from theory to practice.
MULTILEVEL APPROACH, WITH PAYERS AND TREATMENT PROVIDERS INCREASES USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN ADDICTION TREATMENT Public Health Frontier, 2013: Development of a multilevel framework to increase use of targeted evidence-based practices in addiction treatment clinics
Improved symptom distress and increased life expectancy for lung cancer patients Cancer, 2013: An eHealth system supporting palliative care for patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized trial
NIATx process improvement model increases access to and retention in substance abuse treatment Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2007: The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment: Improving Access and Retention
Clinic-level coaching most effective at improving wait time and number of new patients for addiction treatment clinics Addiction, 2013: Which elements of improvement collaboratives are most effective? A cluster-randomized trial
Four elements of a great healthcare system JAMA, 2013: A Systems Engineer Meets the System
Computers can help kids cope with adolescence Annual Review of Public Health, 1987: Computer-based health promotion: combining technological advances with problem-solving techniques to effect successful health behavior changes.
Predictive analytics adopted by State of Wisconsin to improve nursing home evaluations. Public Health Reports, 1980: Measuring the quality of care in nursing homes
Computers can assess and accurately predict suicide-risk in patients. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1973: A Computer Interview for Suicide-Risk Prediction