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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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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

Chronic Care Management Services (PDF - 1.5 MB)

Provides background on payable chronic care management service codes, identifies eligible practitioners and patients, and details the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule billing requirements.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year

Break Through the Prior Authorization Roadblock (PDF - 2.0 MB)

Provides an overview of prior authorization and tips to reduce the burden of prior authorizations in physician practices. It also discusses the future of prior authorizations, including remaining challenges and practice workflow adjustments, as well as advocacy regarding prior authorization at the State level.

Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Medical Association
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Medicaid Coverage and Financing of Medications To Treat Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders (PDF - 1.87 MB)

Presents information about Medicaid coverage of MAT for opioid and alcohol dependence; covers treatment and cost-effectiveness and includes examples of innovative approaches in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maryland

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Cost Benefits of Investing Early In Substance Abuse Treatment (PDF - 533 KB)

This fact sheet discusses the benefits of early screening, brief intervention, and referrral to treatment, including saving lives and reducing health care costs.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

TIP 46: Substance Abuse: Administrative Issues in Outpatient Treatment (PDF - 6.98 MB)

This manual provides guidelines for administrators on addressing issues in outpatient treatment for alcohol and substance misuse. It discusses cultural competence, management and strategic collaborations, human resources, financing, and performance and outcomes improvement.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Getting Started With Medication-Assisted Treatment (PDF - 1.1 MB)

Provides lessons learned from organizations with established MAT programs, including making the business case for MAT, securing buy-in from staff, overcoming community resistance, paying for MAT, finding prescribers, obtaining licenses and credentials, screening and assessing patients, combining medication and therapy, and sustaining a MAT program.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx)
Year