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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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Prior Authorization Toolkit (PDF - .31 MB)

Provides an overview of the current prior authorization landscape, including the status of electronic prior authorization adoption; the toolkit also looks ahead to the future of prior authorization and industry efforts and changes that will create a more efficient process.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
American Medical Association
Year

Review of State Strategies to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment (PDF - 872 KB)

This report is intended to support state Medicaid agencies and payers in improving access to substance use disorder treatment, quality, and capacity, with a special focus on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Documentation & Charge Capture Process: MAT (PDF - 253 KB)

Provides information on how to best address intake, billing, and coding procedures in community health centers, which are critical aspects in positive patient outcomes

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS); National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Key Components for Delivering Community-Based Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services for Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) in New Hampshire (PDF - 3 MB)

This compilation of best practice recommendations and resources provides guidance to initiate and expand MAT programs for OUD for patient populations in a variety of service settings.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Patient-Centered Opioid Addiction Treatment (P-COAT) (PDF - .70 MB)

Discusses the alternative payment model designed to improve outcomes and reduce spending for opioid addiction by overcoming the barriers in the current payment system for successful outpatient care.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine and American Medical Association
Year

Perinatal Mental Health Integration Guide (PDF - 3.2 MB)

This implementation guide serves to provide other medical clinics seeking to integrate maternal mental health care into obstetric and/or pediatric settings with best practices for doing so.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Families
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
Maternal Mental Health NOW
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Telemedicine Risk Management Considerations (PDF - 235 KB)

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

Business Plan for Medication-Assisted Treatment

Presents a business plan for health centers and practices who treat opioid use disorder (OUD).
Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System and National Association of Community Health Centers
Year

Physician Fee Schedule Look-Up Tool

Provides information on services covered by the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Format
Other
Audience
Patients
Families
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year