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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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Telehealth Resources for Behavioral Health Clinicians During COVID-19

This document compiles resources and considerations for behavioral health providers treating substance use disorders through use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (ASPRTRACIE)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
211 KB

Where to Begin… Essential Tips for Using Videoconferencing to Deliver SUD Treatment and Recovery Services Webinar

Offers guidance on video conferencing with patients when providing substance use services, including a clinical support session checklist, a review of legal, ethical, and patient/peer safety concerns, and privacy/security and confidentiality issues

Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Mountain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
Year
Resource Type
Video

Redesigning Care - A How-To Guide for Hospitals and Health Systems Seeking to Implement, Strengthen and Sustain Telebehavioral Health

This Guide provides concrete strategies and actions for hospitals and health systems seeking to implement, strengthen and sustain telebehavioral health programs.
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
States
Source
American Hospital Association (AHA) Center for Health Innovation / National Quality Form (NQF)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.6 MB

Rural Telehealth Toolkit

This toolkit compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations in identifying and implementing telehealth programs to address common challenges experienced in rural communities across the United States. The modules in this toolkit contain resources and information focused on developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining telehealth programs for rural community health programs.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Rural Health Information (RHI) Hub
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
File Size
n/a KB

The Road to Connectivity: A Roadmap for Connecting to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Through Your Electronic Health Record

Guides users on how to navigate the process of connecting an electronic health record (EHR) to PDMP data through five steps: environmental scan, connection models, project plan, training and implementation, and evaluation and optimization.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Year
File Size
1.9 MB

Telemedicine Risk Management Considerations

This whitepaper examines telehealth risks utilizing the eight American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) enterprise risk management (ERM) domains.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Policymakers and Payers
States
Other Team Members
Source
American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
235 KB