This pocket guide from SAMHSA is written for health care providers prescribing medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. The guide includes a checklist of steps providers should take during the patient Continue reading
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Expanding the Use of Medications to Treat Individuals with Substance Use Disorders in Safety-Net Settings – Creating Change on the Ground: Opportunities and Lessons Learned from the Field
A 2014 report on the findings from a learning collaborative on how to implement medication assisted treatment in safety net settings including primary care, substance use treatment, and community mental health programs. Leaders from California, Maryland, and Ohio participated in the learning collaborative and this report shares their lessons learned. Continue reading
Documentation & Charge Capture Process: Medication-Assisted Treatment
This 2018 report from Providers Clinical Support System and the National Association of Community Health Centers provides detailed guidance to providers and clinic administrative staff on how to establish a medical assisted treatment program in your clinic. Continue reading
Guidance Document on Best Practices: Key Components for Delivering Community-Based Medication Assisted Treatment Services for Opioid Use Disorders in New Hampshire
This guide provides information providers need to implement a medication assisted treatment (MAT) program for patients with opioid use disorder in their community. Continue reading
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Quality Planning Tool
A companion document to New Hampshire’s guidance on creating community-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) services for opioid use disorder, this quality planning tool guides staff through the steps necessary to develop and implement an MAT program. Continue reading
Medication-Assisted Treatment Models of Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings
A 2016 report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, this report describes 12 models of care for providing medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder in primary care settings. Continue reading
Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Environmental Scan – Volume 2, Tools and Resources
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has compiled this guide to tools and resources available to help create or expand medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD), particularly in rural areas. The tools are grouped into four categories: tools for prevention of OUD, tools to assist in training or educating individuals about MAT, tools for implementing MAT programs in office-based settings, and tools for preventing or responding to opioid overdose. Continue reading