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Celebrating National Recovery Month and Peer Recovery Support Specialists

By Erin Stack, MS, Director, Research and Evaluation | Blog,  09/11/2023,   0 comments

Acknowledging National Recovery Month

National Recovery Month occurs every September. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched National Recovery Month in 1989 to celebrate recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. Events throughout the month celebrate the strong recovery community in the United States and highlight evidence-based practices to support long-term recovery. This year’s theme is “Hope is Real. Recovery is Real.”

We’d like to celebrate peer recovery support specialists during this year’s National Recovery Month and highlight ways to support their expanding workforce. Evidence to support the crucial role of peer recovery support specialists working with people with…

 
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Harm Reduction: A Lifesaving Approach

By Gillian Leichtling, Senior Director, Research and Evaluation
Blog,  08/21/2023,   0 comments

Acknowledging International Overdose Awareness Day

International Overdose Awareness Day, commemorated on August 31, began in 2001 in Melbourne, Australia. Observance of the day includes remembering those who have died and acknowledging the grief…

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Partnering With ACOs to Improve Care for People With Medicare

By Comagine Health
Blog,  08/04/2023,   0 comments

H. Bard Coats, MD, MBA
Clinical Director

Jenny Lingle, RN, MAS, Population Health Management
Senior Improvement Advisor

 

As a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Innovation Network-…

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The Challenges of Improving Addictions Treatment
Comagine Health, Blog, 06/27/2023, 0 comments
Daniel Rhodes, MA, LCAS Clinical Reviewer Lead Ben Ryden, MSW, LCSW Clinical Review Supervisor Bennett Garner, MD, MHA Medical Director, Behavioral Health John Sparks, MD… more
Health Information Exchanges Are Valuable, but More Is Needed
Richard Gibson, MD, PhD, MBA, Medical Director, Blog, 05/01/2023, 0 comments
Health information exchanges (HIEs) have value in four significant arenas: Public health, population health, patient and family engagement, and patient care. COVID has shown us… more
Integrated Data Benefits Both Patient Care and Population Health
Sara Hallvik, MPH, Vice President, Data Solutions, Blog, 02/28/2023, 0 comments
Systems scientists have an adage that “everyone is right, but only partially so,” meaning that every person brings a unique perspective to a situation, but no one person can have… more
Health Data Interoperability: It is Time to Involve the Patient
Richard Gibson, MD, PhD, MBA, Medical Director, Blog, 01/20/2023, 1 comment
Health information exchanges (HIEs) are increasingly successful at aggregating patients’ information for providers and hospitals.
A Blueprint for Next Generation Utilization Management
Dan Lessler, MD, MHA, FACP, Chief Clinical Officer, Blog, 10/26/2022, 0 comments
As much as the practicing medical community recoils at the thought of prior authorization (PA), the need to address inappropriate and unnecessary medical care remains paramount.… more
Celebrating National Recovery Month
Christi Hildebran, MSW, CADC III, Vice President, Research and Evaluation, Blog, 09/02/2022, 1 comment
By now we’ve all heard the staggering rates of overdoses — over 100,000 dead in one year. There is another side to this story. The side of redemption, hope, recovery. It is… more
Health Data Interoperability: We Have the Tools We Need — Let’s Use Them
Richard Gibson, MD, PhD, MBA, Medical Director, Blog, 08/16/2022, 0 comments
Health data interoperability can encompass different types of data: Clinical data, social determinants of health (SDOH) data, community-based organization (CBOs) services and… more
Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Multisector Collaborations and Community Engagement
Tracy Carver, MPA, Senior Director, Community Health, Blog, 07/07/2022, 0 comments
Even before COVID-19, we knew that where a person lived impacted their health and well-being. But the pandemic has laid bare profound health disparities caused by structural… more
Modernizing Data Governance to Meet Population Health Needs
Sara Hallvik, MPH, Vice President, Data Solutions, Blog, 05/25/2022, 0 comments
Over the last two years, public health data systems have been recognized for their ability to provide valuable insight into the pandemic. However, there are many other critical… more
Addressing Substance Use in the Working Population
Melissa Cheng, MD, MOH, MHS, Utah Clinical Medical Director, Blog, 04/13/2022, 0 comments
In the United States, an estimated 11 million people struggle with substance use disorder (SUD). More commonly referred to as addiction, SUD is a complex medical condition where a… more