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Table 1 RCPSI vendor identifiers and characteristics

From: Identifying unique barriers to implementing rural emergency department-based peer services for opioid use disorder through qualitative comparison with urban sites

Vendor identifier

Vendor relationship to the hospital system served

Single or multiple ED(s) served*

Peer physical location

Identification and activation of peers

Rural Vendor 1 (RV1)

Same

Single

On-site office outside ED

ED staff initiate

Rural Vendor 2 (RV2)

Same

Single

On-site office outside ED

ED staff initiate

Rural Vendor 3 (RV3)

Same

Single

Off-site with no on-site space

ED staff initiate

Rural Vendor 4 (RV4)

Same

Single

n/a

n/a

Urban Vendor 1 (UV1)

External provider

Multiple

Primarily off-site but have on-site ED space to work

ED staff initiate

Urban Vendor 2 (UV2)

Same

Multiple

On-site office in ED

ED staff initiate & peer monitoring of electronic health record

Urban Vendor 3 (UV3)

Same

Multiple

Off-site with no on-site space

ED staff initiate & peer monitoring of electronic health record

Urban Vendor 4 (UV4)

External provider

Single

Off-site but have on-site ED space to work

ED staff initiate & peer monitoring of electronic health record

Urban Vendor 5 (UV5)

Same

Multiple

On-site office outside ED or off-site depending on hospital

ED staff initiate & peer monitoring of electronic health record

Urban Vendor 6 (UV6)

Same

Multiple

Off-site with no on-site space

ED staff initiate

  1. *Detail related to the exact number of EDs served is not shown to limit the degree to which vendors could be identified