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Roane County pilots for opioid navigation report lower recidivism and dozens of hospital-to-treatment admissions
Summary
County-funded navigator positions reported early results: Covenant Health’s navigator said she arranged 46 direct inpatient admissions and saw 313 patients in 13 months; the county community navigator reported 1,437 encounters, 121 individuals and a 9% recidivism rate, and urged permanent funding.
Caitlin Moore, a hospital-based navigator with Covenant Health, told the Roane County Commission that the navigator position funded by the opioid pilot program has connected dozens of hospitalized patients to treatment.
"Once they have that desire to get clean, we have about 30 minutes," Moore said, describing the short window to move patients into…
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