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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/planning-for-integration/develop-your-game-plan
September 01, 2025 - This will help keep your organization on track. … Help providers and staff think about which patients may benefit from integration, especially among those … Primary Care
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/Stakeholder_Map_Playbook_1-3-16.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Finally, ask how the stakeholder’s own role and “job” can help bring success—what part they can play … that will help them get the benefits. … program addresses
what matters to that stakeholder
How the stakeholder’s own role and “job” can help
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/expert-insight/niac-video/10916
January 01, 2013 - NIAC Videos
Webcasts
Using Web Tools (Such as The Academy) to Help … Benjamin Miller, Psy.D., describes the benefits of using this tool to help practices change the way health
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/implementing-treatment/engaging-and-educating
January 01, 2024 - Patients clarify their goals and help develop treatment plans. … For example, as discussed throughout the Playbook, motivational interviewing can help patients make … and the patient's values and preferences. 2 Engaging patients in choices about their treatment can help … While staff will have already received training about OUD and its treatment to help dispel stigma, it … This education can help build support among family and friends and can help patients and their families
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/monitor-patient-and-program-progress/prevention-and-response-recurrence-use
July 01, 2023 - Patients need help to understand that setbacks are not a failure and that learning from the circumstances … of recurrence of use can help avoid known triggers in the future. … The plan can help patients think about what symptoms or feelings may arise if or when their conditions … Additional tools to help prevent recurrence of use are cognitive therapy and relaxation techniques, which … can help change negative thinking and build healthy coping skills. 2
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/obtain-training-and-support-providers-and-staff/strategies-support-staff
January 01, 2019 - Formal practice facilitation or practice coaching can also help practices organize implementation and … Practices and organizations can also implement other strategies to help improve employee retention and … The following models may help: Team meetings or “huddles” —members of the clinical care team can hold … This model can help create a collaborative culture and strengthen relationships between providers. … At the practice-level, leadership can help support providers by: Scheduling breaks throughout the day
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/calendar
January 01, 2025 - That’s why the national nonprofit released four mental health playbooks designed to help students manage … CBT for Anxiety in Adult Primary Care
This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help … none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help … Health in Pediatric Primary Care
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This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help … none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/implement-mat-for-oud/engaging-and-educating-families-and-caregivers
January 01, 2019 - Patients clarify their goals and help develop treatment plans. … For example, as discussed throughout the Playbook, motivational interviewing can help patients make … This education can help build support among family and friends and can help patients and their families … patients weigh their treatment options and find providers who can help. … https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/recovery . Accessed June 6, 2019.
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/implementing-plan/collect-and-use-data-quality-improvement
September 01, 2025 - Data can help answer questions such as: Can patients be seen by an integrated behavioral health provider … Consider the following questions to help inform your data collection plan: What data do you currently … Consider these questions: Do the available data help you identify, track, and manage patients in need … Do the available data help you assess quality of care for patients in your practice? … It may help to use a driver diagram or logic model for specific targeted problems.
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/obtain-training-and-support/clinicwide-orientation
January 01, 2021 - Exposure to and stories about people in recovery can help overcome these inaccurate negative beliefs. … For some staff, presenting information will help convince them of the need. … Train staff on these policies and use role play scenarios to help them practice their responses. … Diagrams or flowcharts can help staff visualize these changes. … How Stigma Affects Patients Seeking Help for Drug Addiction. World Journal of Nursing Research .
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/news/alarming-trends-substance-use-related-health-outcomes-what-can-primary-care
July 10, 2023 - Primary care physicians are in an optimal position to help reduce these negative health outcomes. … The Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care has several resources that can help primary … By managing substance use in primary care, primary care physicians can help decrease drug-related morbidity … For recovery support, please visit: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Find Help
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/parinda_khatri.docx
January 01, 2020 - So to meet those needs that help really address improving their quality of life, we had to integrate … to address the full spectrum of healthcare needs, not just traditional mental health issues but also help
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/Medications%20for%20Alcohol%20Use%20FAQ.pdf
January 01, 2022 - alcohol withdrawal.ii Since primary care settings are a frequent entry point for individuals seeking help … or stop drinking
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treatment in AUD and
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• Can help … How will treating patients with AUD help my practice? … ■ Using part of the medical visit for motivational interviewing to help with patient behavior change … How can other team members in my practice help support medication management?
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/monitor-patient-outcomes/approaches-to-quality-improvement
January 01, 2018 - Each of these models is based on a similar set of principles that could help guide your practice's quality … Analyzed
Systematically tracking quality measures (also known as "performance measures") will help … Some practices may also need additional external support from other individuals or organizations to help … It can create a positive feedback loop in which seeing discernible changes and improvements will help … Toolkit for Primary Care Providers
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/implement-mat-for-oud/engaging-patients-oud-treatment
June 01, 2022 - For example, walk-in appointment times for MAT services can be an effective strategy to help encourage … These best practices can help engage patients if a waiting list is necessary:
Consider whether you … This approach will help reduce the number of patients lost to treatment initiation and followup. … Or, a health care navigator can help collect relevant information and conduct outreach or follow up with … the nurse care managers take on many of the responsibilities for patient monitoring and followup to help
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/obtain-training-and-support-providers-and-staff/clinicwide-orientation-oud-treatment
January 01, 2019 - This training should help improve their basic understanding of the patients they will serve and the MAT … Understanding that opioid use disorder leads to fundamental changes in the brain can help reinforce to … Gather local county and State data to help contextualize the opioid epidemic in your community. … Use diagrams or flowcharts to help staff visualize these changes. … Staff who feel comfortable after being trained on the new workflows can help teach or support others
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/pre-implementation-planning
August 01, 2025 - it is important to remember that MOUD can also be seen as one tool in your toolbox as a provider to help … Mid-level managers or clinical staff (e.g., clinical manager, office manager, billing manager) can help … Frontline staff (e.g., prescriber, nurse, medical assistant, office staff) can help staff adjust to … They can help guide the process and build internal resources to sustain the work over time. … Your Implementation Plan should describe how you will train and communicate with staff to help make this
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/moud-playbook/principles-person-centered-oud-treatment
January 01, 2023 - By understanding addiction as a chronic disease, not a moral failing, you can help reduce stigma and … Person-centered care includes helping patients choose the right medication for them and how best to help … For example, offering telehealth options can help patients manage travel and transportation challenges … patients with nonmedical recovery support services in the community, 3 such as peer services, self-help … Some may need help with more basic needs, such as food and safe housing, before engaging in counseling
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care
September 01, 2025 - whole-person care, the AHRQ Academy developed this Integrated Behavioral Health Playbook as a guide to help … Integrated behavioral health aims to help improve access to behavioral health care and improve health
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/implement-mat-for-oud/pharmacotherapy
January 01, 2018 - This information can help providers and patients make decisions about which medications to prescribe. … Psychosocial support can help address co-occurring mental health conditions that may affect a patient … If patients are hesitant, motivational interviewing techniques may help them understand their concerns … Urine drug screen results can be an important tool for providers as they can help reveal a return to … Providers may use the following strategies for brief counseling 1 : Help identify triggers and manage