Our expansion into Centers of Excellence enables our clients and partners to deliver substance use management for those in need across the entire continuum of care. Whether someone is looking to cut back, or is in crisis and in need of inpatient care, our new partnership with Recovery Centers of America ensures we can provide help for anyone, on their terms. Pelago is the only substance use management provider that now covers treatment for alcohol, cannabis, stimulants, opioids, and tobacco, across the entire spectrum of need and from a single source ensuring no one gets lost in the cracks. For employers and health plans it makes great business sense and ensures compliance with parity regulations. This great partnership is yet another step towards leading the way in providing robust substance use care that actually works. https://lnkd.in/gSRMagWc
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New federal regulations and the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act could help broaden access to methadone throughout the country. States have the opportunity to translate and adopt these policies in a way that builds a robust continuum of care. In our latest blog we highlight why methadone expansion is a critical component of addressing the opioid crisis and outline the health workforce, prescribing, and pharmacy policies for states to consider.
New Methadone Flexibilities Can Help States Respond to the Opioid Crisis
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Both platforms telehealth as well as community pharmacies are desperately needed given the overwhelming demand and what's at stake with MOUD. As time ticks by, more lives are lost needlessly. Community pharmacies who'd like a partner to develop said services should be eventually open to consultant telehealth pharmacists leading a helping hand but often lack of IT capabilites and data transparency, EHR etc. to do so successfully. Plenty of opportunity and work to be done in this regard. There are psychiatric board certified pharmacists in every state as well as almost every territory of the US. Think of the potential for collaboration! Yet CSPEN and Scripted platform opportunities currently only remain open to pharmacies and not independent contractor pharmacists. Still love you both though and happy to collaborate if/when you are. Everyone should take pause and think about how continued segmentation of practice and billing (especially restrictive incident to medicare billing and lack of private parity) continue to be a massive barrier to getting pharmacists to every patient that needs one. Pharmacist access is/should be a basic standard of care, not a privilege ❤️ Namaste.
Big news! SAMHSA just made historic changes to opioid treatment programs (OTPs), bringing in much-needed flexibility that was adopted during the COVID crisis. This major shift, the first in over two decades, focuses on removing the (no pun intended) painful barriers to access for patients - largely due to over restrictive regulations. A few key takeaways: - Removes the "one-year" history of OUD requirement - Enhances support for mobile treatment units - Increases flexibility in take-home medication - Establishes permanent telehealth induction of bupernorphine without in-person exams - Broadens the definition of practitioners to include those approved to dispense and prescribe specific medications Interestingly, comments received were around whether community pharmacists could be defined as providers, particularly in areas of physician shortage. The response referenced the elimination of the "x-waiver". So this seems to indicate that the decision will defer to individual states on how they want to consider pharmacists in any future models. I would be curious to hear thoughts from others on this?
SAMHSA’s New OTP Rule Cements Greater Flexibility for Methadone Treatment
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Mobile programs may provide one option for increasing the accessibility of medication for opioid use disorder. In the February edition of the Recovery Bulletin with the Recovery Research Institute, I summarize an article that examines providers' views on mobile program implementation. #addiction #recovery #scicomm #scipol https://lnkd.in/g5eMrJXN
Providers of mobile programs for opioid use disorder medication note many strengths, and also many challenges
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Clinical Decision Support (CDS)software is a game-changing tool for physicians. This transformational product is a key part of digital health and has the potential to greatly improve the quality of patient care. #ClinicalDecisionSupport #DigitalHealth #HealthcareTechnology
Learn how hospitals are turning to Clinical Decision Support (CDS) to prevent the overuse of opioids with successful outcomes. #digitalhealth #patientoutcomes #clinicaldecisionsupport https://lnkd.in/ge7hHAKG
Using Clinical Technology to Combat Opioid Addiction
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Many health systems use “contracts” with patients as part of opioid prescribing for pain management, presenting the risks & asking patients to agree to things like urine drug screening & showing pill usage. However, growing literature points toward the effectiveness of shared decision-making conversations over contracts. We are joining with the MN Shared Decision Making Collaborative, Stratis Health & Minnesota Medical Association to co-convene a no-cost, online CME session (Tues., Dec. 5, 2023, 12-1 pm Central): "Opioid Prescribing: Replacing the Contract with Conversation for Better Outcomes." Family physicians Kurt DeVine, MD, FASAM, & Joe Bianco, MD, are among presenters. https://lnkd.in/gZUxvs_2 #opioidepidemic #opioidcrisis #opioids #addictionmedicine #familymedicine #primarycare #painmanagement #shareddecisionmaking #healthcare #CME
Opioid Prescribing: Replacing the Contract with Conversation for Better Outcomes - Stratis Health
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Learn how hospitals are turning to Clinical Decision Support (CDS) to prevent the overuse of opioids with successful outcomes. #digitalhealth #patientoutcomes #clinicaldecisionsupport https://lnkd.in/ge7hHAKG
Using Clinical Technology to Combat Opioid Addiction
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According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics: - Up to 92% of opioid abusers use prescription opioids at least once a year. - Prescription opioid abuse costs $78.5 billion annually in the form of healthcare, legal programs, and lost productivity. - Prescription opioids are a factor in 32% of opioid overdose deaths. - Pharmacies fill 153 million opioid prescriptions in a year. - Doctors write enough opioid prescriptions for 46.7% of Americans to receive one. Visit the DoseSpot blog to learn how ePrescribing can help combat the opioid crisis and contribute to safer healthcare. https://lnkd.in/ggaSAyVT #opioidcrisis #medicationsafety #ePrescribing
How Telemedicine and ePrescribing have impacted the treatment of those with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) | DoseSpot
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However, safe and effective treatment is available. As with any drug use, treatment for heroin use starts with an assessment. Our heroin rehab in Sacramento is here to help you get your life back on track. At this initial assessment, we work to understand the history of heroin use, duration, and treatments tried before (it is common that our patients have tried other things, including inpatient treatment centers). We then discuss if there are prescription medications that could help. We know that using medication (medication assisted treatment, or MAT) dramatically increases the chances of successful treatment and is a key component of helping people quit heroin. https://lnkd.in/gK3ku4wR
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As our loved ones age, they often take more medications to help manage chronic conditions. But did you know over 17% of adults 55+ misuse prescription drugs? At Thrive USA Home Care, we take medication safety seriously. In our latest blog, we cover: ⭐️ Why seniors are at higher risk for prescription misuse ⭐️ Common drugs that are frequently misused ⭐️ Warning signs of prescription drug abuse ⭐️ How our professional caregivers help manage medications Click below to learn how we help keep your aging family members safe from the dangers of prescription misuse. https://lnkd.in/gyFW9hyM Don't let prescription addiction endanger your loved ones. Trust Thrive USA Home Care to provide the attentive care and medication management seniors need. #PrescriptionDrugMisuse #ElderlyMedication #SeniorCare #SeniorSafety #MedicationManagement #OpioidAbuse #SeniorHealth #AgingWell
Keeping Seniors Safe: Avoiding Prescription Drug Misuse - Thrive USA Home Care
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As our loved ones age, they often take more medications to help manage chronic conditions. But did you know over 17% of adults 55+ misuse prescription drugs? At Thrive USA Home Care, we take medication safety seriously. In our latest blog, we cover: ⭐️ Why seniors are at higher risk for prescription misuse ⭐️ Common drugs that are frequently misused ⭐️ Warning signs of prescription drug abuse ⭐️ How our professional caregivers help manage medications Click below to learn how we help keep your aging family members safe from the dangers of prescription misuse. https://lnkd.in/gyFW9hyM Don't let prescription addiction endanger your loved ones. Trust Thrive USA Home Care to provide the attentive care and medication management seniors need. #PrescriptionDrugMisuse #ElderlyMedication #SeniorCare #SeniorSafety #MedicationManagement #OpioidAbuse #SeniorHealth #AgingWell
Keeping Seniors Safe: Avoiding Prescription Drug Misuse - Thrive USA Home Care
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