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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

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This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 [PDF 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 MB] of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.

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Digital Peer Support Specialists – An Introductory Webinar

This webinar discusses scientific evidence regarding digital peer support services including telephone-based, video games, and smartphone app peer support services, the current landscape of offerings within the United States, how to select technologies that promote recovery, and ethical challenges/opportunities to the future of peer support.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Moutain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)
Year
Resource Type
Video

FSMB U.S. States and Territories Modifying Requirements for Telehealth in Response to COVID-19

A list of U.S. states and territories declaring emergency declarations and details on licensing waivers.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Federation of State Medical Boards
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
553 KB

Health Industry Cybersecurity – Securing Telehealth and Telemedicine

This white paper reviews cybersecurity risks, regulatory issues, policies and procedures, audit tools, and best practices in the use and management of telehealth and telemedicine, and offers recommendation for addressing them.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
File Size
n/a KB

Health IT Playbook Section 11: Specialists

This playbook section provides health information technology (IT) guidance for specialists, including guidance on health information exchange and electronic health record workflow tools, case studies, and best practices.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Organizational Leadership
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Implementation Science: Effective, Engaging Strategies for Virtual Implementation Facilitation

As part of the AcademyHealth's series highlighting takeaways from the 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, this blog post explores opportunities and challenges of remote implementation facilitation and shares best practices for effective engagement during and after the pandemic.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Bresnick J
Year
Resource Type
Article

Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care: A Landscape Review of Benefit Coverage, Service Gaps and a Path to Reform

This report provides information about Medicare reimbursement for substance use disorder services and details gaps in Medicare coverage with recommendations to address these gaps.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Steinberg D, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
673 KB