Supporting Data-driven Decision-Making to Support Substance Use Service Expansion Policies and to Prevent Overdoses
Chestnut Health Systems
Summary
Oregon's decision makers (e.g., community service providers, public health, justice, advocacy groups, payers) are calling for comprehensive, current, and trusted data to inform how they allocate resources to improve substance use services and mitigate the growing opioid and methamphetamine epidemics in their state. Consistent with the HEAL Data2Action call for Innovation projects that drive action with data in real-world settings, this study will refine and test the impact of a novel implementation strategy to engage cross- sector decision makers and make data that they identify as relevant to their decisions available to them in easy- to-use products. The proposed study aims to not only address critical knowledge gaps regarding how and when data can inform impactful, transparent decision-making, but to provide decision makers with the data that they need to achieve community-wide substance use prevention and treatment goals, including the increased delivery of high-quality, evidence-informed, services and the prevention of overdoses.
Description
PROJECT SUMMARY Cross-sector decision makers-such as community service providers, public health, justice, advocates, and payers-are calling for actionable data to be collected and shared in sustainable, useful ways. In 2022 national survey data, Oregon ranked last in the U.S. for access to substance use services and first in opioid and methamphetamine use. A recent state- wide analysis estimated that service gaps may even be larger than previously estimated. This study aims to make data that are relevant to decision makers available to them in easy-to-use formats so that they can make timely,…