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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Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Fast Stats

HCUP Fast Stats provides easy access to the latest HCUP-based statistics for health care information topics. It uses visual statistical displays in stand-alone graphs, trend figures, or simple tables to convey complex information at a glance. Fast Stats is updated regularly for timely, topic-specific national and State-level statistics.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
States
Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

How States Are Leveraging Payment to Improve the Delivery of SUD Services (PDF - 427 KB)

This toolkit discusses Medicaid payment strategies in Arizona, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania that are being used to improve the delivery of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for patients insured through Medicaid.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
States
Other Team Members
Source
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health to Address the Behavioral Health Crisis

This publication describes approaches for integrating behavioral health (including mental health and substance use) care into primary care and how integrated practices can provide better services to meet mental health, substance use, and other medical needs.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
The Commonwealth Fund
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Integrating SUD and OB/GYN Care: Policy Challenges and Opportunities Final Report (PDF - 584 KB)

This report aims to address the treatment opportunities for pregnant and postpartum (or parenting) women (PPW) with substance use disorder (SUD) by describing opportunities to integrate obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYN) and SUD care as well as barriers to integrated care delivery.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

State-Based Commercial Insurers' COVID-19 Telehealth Policies

These are state-based policies and coding guidance for telehealth services and coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
American Psychological Association (APA) Services, Inc.
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

The Building Blocks of Behavioral Health Integration (PDF - 5.7 MB)

Resource Grade
Grade B

This framework of care delivery expectations for integrating behavioral health (including unhealthy alcohol use and substance use) in primary care aligns expectations across payers, practices, and patients. The framework is intentionally flexible to account for variation in approach to integrating behavioral health.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Gold SB, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

The Essential Aspects of Parity: A Training Tool for Policymakers (PDF - 1.97 MB)

This document provides an overview of essential information necessary for understanding mental health and substance use disorder parity and how to implement and comply with federal parity laws.
Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Understanding Parity: A Guide to Resources for Families and Caregivers (PDF - 940 KB)

This resource explains protections in federal law, collectively known as “parity,” which are designed to ensure that certain types of health plans cover mental and substance use disorders no less generously than they cover other health issues.
Format
Guide
Audience
Families
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF