Research Letter

Patient Navigation With Hospital Addiction Consultation and Patient-Directed Discharge

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.13303

May 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial investigates the association of a bedside patient navigation intervention with odds of patient-directed discharge among hospitalized patients receiving addiction consultation services.

Corresponding Author: Jan Gryczynski, PhD, Friends Research Institute, 1040 Park Ave, Ste 103, Baltimore, MD 21201 (jgryczynski@friendsresearch.org).

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