A participatory design approach created a nurse-driven screening process to better identify and treat people with opioid use disorder in the emergency department.

Inpatient addiction medicine consultation services reduced 90-day mortality for patients with substance use disorder after a hospital discharge, but showed mixed results on acute care utilization.

A community-based care transition and management intervention showed improved outcomes for patients transitioning to outpatient community care following a psychiatric hospitalization.

A street medicine program increased post-hospitalization follow-up care for unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.

Longer participation in a patient-centered medical home is associated with better mental health care for people enrolled in Medicaid with major depressive disorder and multiple chronic conditions.

This guide offers resources to improve telehealth interventions for individuals at risk for, experiencing, or recovering from serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder.

A Medicaid health home care management program led to improved diabetes care, benefitting people with co-occurring substance use disorders and diabetes.

Randomized controlled trial of a care management intervention shows significant improvement in patient activation and self-rated health and decreased symptoms of depression in patients with complex needs.

A longitudinal study found that members of recovery community centers had increased rates of substance use abstinence, psychological well-being, and quality of life after three months of engagement.

A pharmacist-led substance use disorder intervention improved treatment retention for patients with opioid and alcohol use disorder.

Personalized patient navigation supports for people with comorbid substance use disorders reduced rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department use.

Home-based intensive care model for Medicaid and dually eligible enrollees with complex needs led to positive health outcomes and reduced acute care spending, particularly for individuals with a behavioral health diagnosis.

Enhanced primary care for adults with serious mental illness led to increases in primary care visits and health screenings as well as decreases in inpatient utilization.

Initiative successfully implemented several evidence-based and promising addiction care models across multiple medical settings, including an inpatient addiction consult team, a low-threshold bridge clinic, peer recovery coaches, and office-based addiction treatment nurses.

Toolkit offers health care stakeholders in rural areas with practical information to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of community paramedicine programs.

A randomized clinical trial of an 18-month comprehensive intervention showed significant reductions in cardiovascular disease risk in adults with serious mental illness.

Enhanced primary care for Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness can help decrease emergency department use over time.

This tip sheet provides guidelines for how health plans and provider organizations can use more person-centered language.

Virginia’s comprehensive Medicaid reform for substance use treatment services led to an increase in outpatient and community-based treatment and a decrease in emergency department and inpatient use among beneficiaries with opioid use disorder.