Substance Use Tools & Resources    

Provider Bridge is a platform that will streamline the process for mobilizing health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and future public health emergencies. Utilizing communications pathways and new technology, Provider Bridge will make it easier to connect health care professionals with state agencies and health care entities in order to quickly increase access to care for patients via telehealth.

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, commissioned a rapid evidence review on the effectiveness of interventions to promote a broader understanding of the published literature on medication-assisted treatment retention among adults with opioid use disorder.

Describes key considerations for implementing substance use disorder services during COVID-19, including safety precautions, ways to move all services to telehealth, reimbursement contingencies, and leadership actions

Provides an update on providing telehealth services for substance use during COVID-19 and best practices for safely managing treatment during COVID-19

Provides guidance to clinicians and practices on using telehealth for substance use services during COVID-19, including benefits of using telehealth, Federal and State policy changes, private payers, and general considerations

A new webinar series from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) providing insight and targeted guidance on how to ensure that people with addiction are cared for and protected during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

This brief provides summary findings from a 2019, pre-pandemic review of the evidence of telebehavioral health's effectiveness on key clinical outcomes. It also describes the programmatic structure and relevant telebehavioral health policies of three programs: Texas Medicaid, Massachusetts Medicaid, and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center Rural Telemental Health Program.

This article shares critical precautions that can be taken to minimize the risk to patient safety when using telehealth and providing telemedicine services.

Guides behavioral health providers through using telehealth with their patients, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic

Reviews policy updates to telehealth services in light of COVID-19 to help primary care practices better serve their patient population via telehealth