Sustaining SBIRT in the wild: simulating revenues and costs for Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment programs

• Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) Vol. 112; no. Supp.2; pp. 101 - 109
• Main Authors: Cowell, Alexander J, Dowd, William N, Mills, Michael J, Hinde, Jesse M, Bray, Jeremy W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Health insurance; Mathematical models; Substance abuse treatment; United States; Workforce planning

Aims To examine the conditions under which Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) programs can be sustained by health insurance payments. Design A mathematical model was used to estimate the number of patients needed for revenues to exceed costs. Setting Three medical settin...