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NOVA Explores Opioid Use Disorder in New Episode

“Addiction” is a new episode from the science series NOVA that aired on PBS on October 17, 2018. It explores opioid use disorder as a chronic brain disease and highlights how evidence…

Posted 10/25/18

October is Health Literacy Month

This October, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is celebrating Health Literacy Month, a time to promote the importance of making health information easy to…

Posted 10/11/18

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a group of conditions that may occur in a baby who was exposed to opioids in the womb before birth. A study in Pediatrics in March 2018 estimated…

Posted 10/03/18

Exploring Models of Integrated Care

Integrating behavioral health and primary care services requires a “whole-person” approach that offers enhanced coordination and communication between medical and behavioral health…

Posted 10/03/18

Summit Releases a Roadmap For Action on Opioid Crisis

On May 14, 2018, the Healthcare Leadership Council’s National Dialogue for Healthcare Innovation held an Opioid Crisis Solutions Summit to gather experts and brainstorm holistic yet…

Posted 08/23/18

Office-Based Buprenorphine Expands Access to Treatment

Given the opioid epidemic in the United States, there is a serious need to increase treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), a whole-patient approach…

Posted 08/23/18

Integrated Care for Older Adults in Rural Areas

As described in the Institute of Medicine Report The Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce For Older Adults: In Whose Hands?, the behavioral health needs of older adults are complex,…

Posted 08/23/18

HRSA Solicits Proposals To Provide Training and Technical Assistance

The Health Resources and Services Administration within the US Department of Health and Human Services is accepting proposals for a solicitation titled Primary Care Integration of…

Posted 07/13/18

Apply to NASHP’s State SUD Policy Institute

The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) is currently accepting applications for States to participate in a State Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Policy Institute “Leveraging…

Posted 07/13/18

Emergency Departments and Opioid Use Disorder

All aspects of the healthcare system touch those affected by the opioid crisis. In emergency departments (EDs) around the country, doctors often work to save the lives of those who have…

Posted 06/28/18

A Strategy to Address the Social Determinants of Opioid Addiction

Interventions to address the opioid epidemic in the United States often aim to improve pain management, access to medication-assisted treatment, and use of overdose-reversing drugs. Yet,…

Posted 06/28/18

Research on Alternative Payment Model Finds Cost Savings

A recently published study in Translational Behavioral Medicine examined the financial impact of the Sustaining Healthcare Across Integrated Primary Care Efforts (SHAPE) demonstration…

Posted 06/28/18

New Standard Care Recommendations for People With Suicide Risk

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention recently released a report, Recommended Standard Care for People With Suicide Risk: Making Health Care Suicide Safe (PDF—389.84 KB)…

Posted 05/30/18

Presentations Available From HHS Federal Partners Integrated Care Meeting

Presentations from the 2017 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Federal Partners Integrated Care Meeting, “State of the Art: Research, Models, Promising Practices, and…

Posted 05/21/18

Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Integrated Care

To successfully deliver whole-person care, providers and healthcare teams need resources to address a patient’s mental health and health-related social needs. The social determinants of…

Posted 04/26/18

Milliman Updates Projections of Economic Impact of Integrated Care

Milliman recently published Potential Economic Impact of Integrated Medical-Behavioral Healthcare: Updated Projections for 2017 [PDF, 519 KB]. This analysis strengthens the evidence base…

Posted 04/26/18

New Research Findings on Collaborative Care

Research has demonstrated that the Collaborative Care model is an effective approach to treating depression. Researchers continue to examine the impact of this model on different…

Posted 04/26/18

The Role of Telehealth in Behavioral Health

Telehealth presents an opportunity to expand access to behavioral health services, particularly for individuals in rural areas. For example, as the opioid epidemic has swept the Nation,…

Posted 02/22/18

Policy and Financing Approaches to Integrated Behavioral Health

Although studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of integrating behavioral health and primary care, States still need to adopt policy changes to facilitate its implementation. In a…

Posted 02/22/18

Opioid Use Disorder Resources—2018 Updates

The following resources are available for patients seeking or providers offering treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD):Department of Health and Human Services ResourcesFederal…

Posted 01/11/18

Opioid Use Disorder Resources—October 2017 Update

The following new resources are available for patients seeking or providers offering treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD):Department of Health and Human Services ResourcesRural…

Posted 10/31/17

Opioid Use Disorder News—October 2017 Update

The following items highlight important news and publications about medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and opioid use disorder (OUD):Department of Health and Human Services News and…

Posted 10/31/17

New Environmental Scan on MAT for Opioid Use Disorder

A new AHRQ report examines factors that may limit access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care settings. Peer-reviewed articles and…

Posted 10/05/17

National Integration Academy Council Meets

The National Integration Academy Council (NIAC) convened for a meeting on December 6-7, 2016, and a virtual meeting on March 29, 2017. The NIAC is a technical expert panel of nationally…

Posted 05/16/17