Email UpdatesVirtual Implementation Facilitation: Strategies for Successful Application
Sponsored by AcadmeyHealth, this workshop on virtual implementation facilitation reviews strategies for successful application
Health Information Technology & Telehealth
Related to information sharing, electronic health records, health information technology, and the use of telehealth methods for MAT services.
Using Telehealth to Expand Access to Essential Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Describes the landscape of telehealth services and provides considerations for healthcare systems, practices, and providers using telehealth services on offering virtual care during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Using a Health Information Technology Survey to Explore the Availability of Addiction Treatment Data in the Electronic Health Records: A National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Study
Discusses a health information technology survey conducted to analyze information as it related to research based on electronic health records (EHR) for substance use disorders, finding heterogeneity within existing EHRs and common use of paper records
The Telehealth Explainer Series: A Toolkit for State Legislators
This toolkit provides an overview of State telehealth roles, key legislative actions, and a series of briefs exploring opportunities and challenges related to telehealth policy.
The Telehealth Era is Just Beginning
Describes the process for adoption of telehealth for patient care inside Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain Healthcare, showing the benefits of telehealth in reducing expensive and unnecessary trips to hospitals, how it can make care safer and more efficient and address disparities in care, and discussing what is needed to help other health systems adopt this new technology
The Effectiveness of Teleconsultations in Primary Care: Systematic Review
Systematic review of the literature looking at the efficacy of using remote technology to deliver primary care and exploring the impact of using technology versus receiving in-person care
The Critical Role of Health Information Technology in the Safe Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care to Improve Patient Care
Explores the use of technology to facilitate behavioral health and primary care integration with a focus on (1) screening for behavioral health issues, (2) clinician documentation, and (3) sharing data among clinicians, patients, and authorized parties. Details action-oriented recommendations and strategies for safe use of health IT for stakeholders and policymakers seeking to advance efforts to integrate behavioral health with primary care
Tele-Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
This is a best practice guide about using telehealth for the treatment of substance use disorders, including information about screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.
Telehealth Resources for Behavioral Health Clinicians During COVID-19
This document compiles resources and considerations for behavioral health providers treating substance use disorders through use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telehealth in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Review of the literature related to the use of telehealth services in primary care and challenges experienced with implementation