Email UpdatesExamples of Telehealth-Enabled Team-Based Care Implementation: SUD Care
A clinical pharmacist from Rush University Medical Center presents an example of implementation of team-based care using telehealth for substance use disorder (SUD) care.
Health Information Technology & Telehealth
Related to information sharing, electronic health records, health information technology, and the use of telehealth methods for MAT services.
Evidence for the Effectiveness and Acceptability of e-SBI or e-SBIRT in the Management of Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use in Pregnant and Post-partum Women
Reviews current evidence for the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral (SBIRT) to treatment delivered through mHealth technologies and explores implications of using mHealth to address alcohol use among pregnant and post-partum women
Ensuring Access to Behavioral Health Care: Making Integrated Care a Reality
This is invited testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee during the hearing on "Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration" about making behavioral health services accessible to Americans, including care for substance use disorders.
Effectiveness of Digital Interventions for Preventing Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Systematic review that aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital interventions (i.e., computers, mobile apps, and text messaging services) during pregnancy suggesting computer/internet-based interventions are an effective platform for preventing alcohol consumption among pregnant women and women planning to become pregnant
COVID-19 State Telehealth and Licensure Expansion Dashboard
Compiles information on State-by-State expansion of telehealth and licensing waivers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Computerized Relational Agent to Deliver Alcohol Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Randomized trial of a relational agent-based intervention for alcohol use disorder (AUD), showing that technology can be leveraged to deliver screening and referral to treatment for AUD in primary care medical settings
Changes in Medicaid Telehealth Policies Due to COVID-19
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.
Center on Rural Addiction: Resources
This website has a variety of resources, including recorded webinars, slides, guides, and other tools, for rural practitioners working with patients with substance use disorders.
Capacity of Primary Care to Deliver Telehealth in the United States
Study of the capacity of primary care practices around the country to provide health services, including mental health and substance use treatment, via telehealth, with suggestions for future implementation of telehealth expansion in primary care
Best Practices for Telehealth During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Provides background information and resources for practices expanding use of telehealth during COVID-19, including resources specific to behavioral health and telehealth