Reducing Hospital Readmissions for Injection Drug Use-Related Infections: A Rapid Qualitative Analysis of Health Care Teams’ Consultations to Inform Intervention Design

Key Points

• The aim is to identify barriers and propose interventions to reduce hospital readmissions for infections related to injection drug use.
• Conducted rapid qualitative analysis of consultations among health care teams.
• Identified provider training gaps and structural barriers to care.
• Gathered insights on acceptable interventions from health care team members.
• Proposed interventions were accepted by health care teams.
• Key factors for implementation included strengthening organizational capacity and using person-centered approaches.
• Highlighted the importance of building trust and maintaining patient engagement.

Abstract