Five‐year healthcare utilization and costs among lower‐risk drinkers following alcohol treatment

AH Kline‐Simon, CM Weisner… - Alcoholism: clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lower‐risk drinking is increasingly being examined as a treatment outcome for
some patients following addiction treatment. However, few studies have examined the …

Association of outpatient alcohol and drug treatment with health care utilization and cost: revisiting the offset hypothesis.

S Parthasarathy, C Weisner, TW Hu… - Journal of studies on …, 2001 - jsad.com
Objective: This study examines the hypothesis that treatment reduces medical utilization and
costs of patients with substance use problems. Method: Adult patients (N= 1.011; 67% men) …

Posttreatment low‐risk drinking as a predictor of future drinking and problem outcomes among individuals with alcohol use disorders

AH Kline‐Simon, DE Falk, RZ Litten… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Treatment for alcohol disorders has traditionally been abstinence‐oriented, but
evaluating the merits of a low‐risk drinking outcome as part of a primary treatment endpoint …

The relationship between end‐of‐treatment alcohol use and subsequent healthcare costs: do heavy drinking days predict higher healthcare costs?

AP Aldridge, GA Zarkin, WN Dowd… - Alcoholism: clinical and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background A challenge for evaluating alcohol treatment efficacy is determining what
constitutes a “good” outcome or meaningful improvement. Abstinence at the end of treatment …

The relationship between reductions in WHO risk drinking levels during treatment and subsequent healthcare costs for the ACTIVE Workgroup

AP Aldridge, GA Zarkin, WN Dowd… - Journal of addiction …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background Abstinence has historically been considered the target outcome for alcohol use
disorder (AUD) treatment, yet recent work has found drinking reductions after AUD …

Relationship between inpatient alcoholism treatment and longitudinal changes in health care utilization.

BM Booth, FC Blow, CA Cook, JY Bunn… - Journal of Studies on …, 1997 - jsad.com
Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate changes in health care utilization
associated with inpatient alcoholism treatment in alcoholics of low socioeconomic status …

The role of continuing care in 9-year cost trajectories of patients with intakes into an outpatient alcohol and drug treatment program

S Parthasarathy, FW Chi, JR Mertens, C Weisner - Medical Care, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: The importance of a continuing care approach for substance use disorders
(SUDs) is increasingly being recognized. Our prior research found that a Continuing Care …

Five-year trajectories of health care utilization and cost in a drug and alcohol treatment sample

S Parthasarathy, CM Weisner - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: The study examined the effect of individual characteristics on longitudinal
patterns of health care utilization and cost among individuals entering chemical dependency …

Utilization of Medical Services by Alcoholics Participating in a Health Maintenance Organization Outpatient Treatment Program: Three‐Year Follow‐Up

S Reiff, B Griffiths, AB Forsythe… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 1981 - Wiley Online Library
In a cumulative 3‐yr follow‐up study of utilization of medical services by alcoholics
participating in a health insurance maintenance organization (HMO) outpatient alcoholism …

The effect of alcoholism treatment on medical care use

RL Kane, M Wall, S Potthoff, K Stromberg, Y Dai… - Medical …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess changes in outpatient and inpatient
medical care utilization associated with outpatient and inpatient treatment of alcohol abuse …