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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 - 609 KB) and Volume 2 (PDF - 1.3 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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Telebehavioral Health: An Effective Alternative to In-Person Care (PDF - 246 KB)

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.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Milbank Memorial Fund
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Buprenorphine Prior Authorization Form (PDF - 68 KB)

Provides a form that can be used when advocating with insurers about prior authorization process for buprenorphine.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Connected Care Toolkit: Chronic Care Management Resources for Health Care Professionals and Communities (PDF - 544 KB)

Includes information for healthcare professionals, professional and patient organizations, and community groups, including tips for getting started, fact sheets on the requirements for providing chronic care management in practices, and educational materials to share with patients.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Communities
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

NIATx Buprenorphine Implementation Toolkit

Provides an overview of how organizations can use NIATx practices and tools to implement or improve a buprenorphine treatment program.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx)
Year

Prior Authorization Toolkit

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
Resource Type
Web Page

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 - 699 KB)

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
Resource Type
PDF