Payers & Providers

Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: Pocket Guide

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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

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Policymakers & Community Leaders
Payers & Providers

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

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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.

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Payers & Providers

Documentation & Charge Capture Process: Medication-Assisted Treatment

Source: Providers Clinical Support System

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.

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Payers & Providers

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Quality Planning Tool

Source: New Hampshire Health and Human Services Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services

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.

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Patients & Caregivers

Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Environmental Scan – Volume 2, Tools and Resources

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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.

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