Increasing Access to Buprenorphine in Safety-Net Primary Care Clinics: The New York City Buprenorphine Nurse Care Manager Initiative

Am J Public Health. 2021 Feb;111(2):215-218. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306000. Epub 2020 Dec 22.

Abstract

The Buprenorphine Nurse Care Manager Initiative (BNCMI) sought to increase access to opioid use disorder treatment in underserved New York City populations by expanding buprenorphine treatment capacity in safety-net primary care clinics.During 2016 to 2020, BNCMI added 116 new buprenorphine providers across 27 BNCMI clinics, and 1212 patients were enrolled; most patients identified as Latinx or Hispanic and were Medicaid beneficiaries.BNCMI increased access to buprenorphine, reached underserved populations, and is part of the New York City Health Department's multipronged approach to reducing opioid overdose deaths.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
  • Buprenorphine / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Overdose / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • New York City
  • Opiate Substitution Treatment* / methods
  • Opiate Substitution Treatment* / statistics & numerical data
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / drug therapy
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / nursing
  • Primary Health Care
  • Public Health
  • Safety-net Providers*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Buprenorphine