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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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Behavioral Health Integration Compendium (PDF - 4.1 MB)

This compendium provides tools and resources for clinicians, staff, and organizations working to implement behavioral health integration in practices to deliver person-centered care.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Source
American Medical Association (AMA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Best Practices for Designing and Implementing Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-Focused Health Homes (PDF - 362 KB)

This document provides a description of some best practices for designing and implementing a Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-focused health home state plan amendment based on the experiences of states with approved SUD-focused health home programs as required per section 1006(a)(2) of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (P.L. 115-271).
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Best Practices for EMR Configuration: Meeting New Quality Requirements (PDF - 241 KB)

This guide details best practices for using electronic medical record (EMR) systems to document and capture data in California primary care settings that meet quality reporting requirements, including information about screening for substance use disorders.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Partnership HealthPlan of California
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Caring for Women with Opioid Use Disorder: A Toolkit for Organization Leaders and Providers (PDF - 5.80 MB)

This toolkit is a guide to help health care and social service organization leaders and providers improve care coordination for women with opioid use disorder in Health Resources and Services Administration-supported programs and other settings of care.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Changes in Medicaid Telehealth Policies Due to COVID-19 (PDF - 838 KB)

This document characterizes Medicaid telehealth policies in each State both before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and afterwards, including details about eligible providers who can deliver services and payment policies.

Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
The Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Access Commission
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Changing Language to Change Care: Stigma and Substance Use Disorders

Changing one's language is a crucial component of reducing stigma to improve the lives and health of people who use drugs or alcohol and people with addiction. This module will discuss the importance of language when discussing substance use and review ways to improve language to improve care.

Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year
Resource Type
Video

Clinical Tools (PCSS)

These clinical tools include guidance and forms for the implementation of medication-assisted treatment in ambulatory care settings.

Format
Guide
Instrument/Protocol
Patient Form
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

CMS Office-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Billing

This is a way for clinicians to bill for a group of services in the office setting similar to the services covered under the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) benefit for clinics.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders Research Report (PDF - 367 KB)

This research report provides information on the state of the science in the comorbidity of substance use disorders with mental illness and physical health conditions.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

COVID GUIDANCE: Screening for Suicide Risk during Telehealth Visits (PDF - 361 KB)

This serves as an addendum to the Action Alliance's 2018 Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk: Making Health Care Suicide Safe, which report suggested suicide screening, with indicated care as needed, for all individuals receiving care for behavioral health conditions as a core responsibility for health care organizations.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Year
Resource Type
PDF