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Ongoing studies highlight the feasibility and need for continued expansion of the Bridge Model. Click below to access recent publications.

Latest Research

Seven Steps for Emergency Physicians to Dismantle Access Barriers and Build Equitable Care Systems

Since 2018, the Bridge Center has helped hundreds of hospitals in California and nationwide implement evidence-based practices that transform the culture of care in emergency departments in just a few short years. This article expands on how clinical champions can utilize the Bridge Center's seven-step framework to drive meaningful change across diverse healthcare settings.
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Impact of Substance Use Navigators on Initiation of Treatment for Substance Use Disorders and 30-Day Unplanned Readmission

Led by Bridge Center co-founder and principal investigator Arianna Campbell in collaboration with Andrew Herring, Aimee Moulin, and key research partners, this study analyzed data from 781 patients hospitalized at Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, CA. The findings show that connection and compassion save lives, and that hospital-based interventions can transform care, including in rural communities!

CA Bridge Implementation Success Featured in Health Affairs Special Opioid Issue

This study, co-authored by UCLA researchers and CA Bridge leadership, offers a novel understanding of exactly how our implementation of grants to over 250 hospitals improved access to buprenorphine in California—a national spotlight on our work in addiction treatment.

Emergency clinician buprenorphine initiation, subsequent prescriptions, and continuous prescriptions

Dekker AM, Schriger DL, Herring AA, Samuels EA. Emergency clinician buprenorphine initiation, subsequent prescriptions, and continuous prescriptions. JAMA. Published online February 19, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.27976.

Characteristics of Patients Experiencing Opioid Overdose and Eligibility for Prehospital Treatment with Buprenorphine

Hern, H. G., Lara, V., Cantwell-Frank, D., Abusaa, S., Rosen, A. D., & Herring, A. A. (2025). Prehospital Emergency Care, 1–8. doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2024.2445075

Scaling emergency department opioid use disorder treatment across California to reduce overdose deaths, 2019–2023

Samuels EA, Rosen AD, Speener M, et al. American Journal of Public Health. Published online June 27, 2024:e1-e5. doi:10.2105/ajph.2024.307710

Emergency department access to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder

Herring AA, Rosen AD, Samuels EA, et al. JAMA Network Open. 2024;7(1):e2353771. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.53771
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