Preventing drug diversion starts with understanding the signs of a substance use disorder (SUD) in hospital and health system staff workers, those closest to the problem and one of the most affected parties.
Substance use support delivered virtually is accessible, cost-effective, and allows anyone struggling with substance use disorder to incorporate life-changing cognitive-behavioral tools into their daily habits.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Health insurers are prohibited from placing unfavorable limits on mental health and substance abuse benefits, and yet, many do. Federal and state regulators are taking aim at these practices and making the enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 a key focus.
While addiction treatment has traditionally focused on the removal of substance use ‘symptoms’ by collecting urine samples and screening for substance use, the complexity of the biopsychosocial framework requires commensurate measurement tooling.
As the Covid-19 crisis puts pressure on outpatient providers to facilitate remote care, some addiction professionals have set aside their skepticism and opened digital care channels.
A Willis Towers Watson survey found that among 255 employers, 54 percent are concerned about employees having inadequate access to mental health services and 47 percent are worried about employees receiving insufficient access to substance abuse treatment.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
With the new funding, MAP Health Management is hoping to more than double the states it operates in and move upstream to other sites of care to help treat substance abuse before it worsens.
The $50,000 challenge was sponsered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help find a tech-enabled approach to addressing substance abuse of opioids.
The idea is that if clinicians have a better understanding of their patients' entire medical histories including their "addiction treatment" histories, they will avoid prescribing opioids to patients in recovery.
A study assesses the substance use disorder benefits offered through 16 insurance policies.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.