Patient Engagement

A qualitative study that examines primary care patients' reasons for engagement with, experience with, and acceptability of a primary care practice-based program for treating unhealthy alcohol use

This Advisory is based on TIP 35, Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment. It addresses the spirit, application, and fundamentals of motivational interviewing (MI), discusses how practitioners can effectively employ MI in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and provides tools that practitioners can use to encourage and promote lasting positive outcomes for their clients.

This Advisory is based on TIP 27, Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment. It surveys the underlying principles and models of case management, discusses reasons substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers might consider implementing or expanding the use of case management, and lists some case management-related resources and tools.

This module introduces family support professionals and other service providers to basic information about the importance of medication compliance, and provides an understanding of how pregnant and parenting women being treated for behavioral health or medical conditions may be non-compliant or misuse medications. It prepares service providers to recognize women who may be at risk for noncompliance or misuse of medications, develop a plan for referral, and support women with behavioral health problems or medical condition.

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.

This guide discusses how to incorporate telehealth into a practice. Get resources and tips focused on different specialties and delivery models including telebehavioral health.

This program — Support for Hospital Opioid Use Treatment (Project SHOUT) — provides clinical leaders with the tools they need to start and maintain patients on buprenorphine or methadone during hospitalizations for any condition, be it medical, surgical, or obstetric.

The BMC MAT Quick Start App utilizes interactive clinical algorithms to walk clinicians through each step of the medication initiation process and pain management recommendations for patients with OUD. The app does not replace clinical decision-making and is meant to help inform clinicians regarding the use of medications for opioid use disorder.

This article shares critical precautions that can be taken to minimize the risk to patient safety when using telehealth and providing telemedicine services.

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