Opioid Stewardship Accelerator
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Method: Accelerate Learnings
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Impact Area: Improving Mental Wellness
Enhancing Treatment with Understanding, Efficacy and Dignity
CaroNova is supporting and aligning treatment providers in advancing best practices to prevent and treat opioid use disorder and scaling them across the Carolinas.
CaroNova launched the Opioid Stewardship Accelerator (OSA) in 2022 to support hospitals and health systems responding to the devastating opioid epidemic that persists across the Carolinas. The OSA is ultimately intended to catalyze the communitywide collaboration and systems changes necessary to improve health outcomes.
Where We Are
The Online Library for Opioid Stewardship is a curated collection of best-practice tools and resources assembled by subject matter experts from across North and South Carolina. Developed through the Accelerator, the library was designed to support healthcare professionals in the prevention, intervention, and treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).
Where We're Going
Our Partners
Online Library for Opioid Stewardship
The CaroNova team engaged in co-design process in 2022 with subject matter experts (SMEs) from across the Carolinas to develop the Online Library for Opioid Stewardship. These SMEs were key collaborative partners in bistate convenings to codesign the library and associated technical assistance. The participating SMEs were from:
ED Buprenorphine Support for the Carolinas
Hospital sites that participated in the ED Buprenorphine Support for the Carolinas program in 2024 received an intensive series of trainings and implementation assistance to learn how to implement an ED-buprenorphine program and address site-level barriers. CaroNova partnered with Bridge, a program of the Public Health Institute, to provide the trainings and technical assistance. The hospital sites were:
SC Implementation Toolkit for Emergency Department Buprenorphine Treatment
This toolkit brings together best practices from emergency department (ED)-based buprenorphine treatment models across South Carolina. It is designed to support SC hospitals and ED clinicians in implementing or expanding buprenorphine programs by providing practical tools, recommended workflows, implementation checklists, and key considerations for connecting patients to ongoing outpatient care. The toolkit also highlights the important role EDs and outpatient treatment providers play as critical access points within the behavioral health system.
Additional Organizational Partners
Sharing Results & Best Practices
CaroNova’s approach to pioneering lasting real-world health solutions is systematic, research-driven, collaborative, and community-minded. We purposely identify opportunities where partners can work together to cultivate, co-design, and catalyze health improvements in the Carolinas through our process.
Resources
Online Library for Opioid Stewardship
Introduction to the Library
SC Implementation Toolkit for Emergency Department Buprenorphine Treatment
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