Things to consider when making a sustainability plan for opioid management improvement work.

Part of the Six Building Blocks program.

Kickoff presentation to use during the Prepare and Launch stage of implementing the Six Building Blocks program.

List of activities for the final stage of the Six Building Blocks program.

Instructions for implementing the Monitor and Sustain stage of the Six Building Blocks program.

Health care data can be a powerful tool for understanding drivers of health and identifying opportunities for improving the health of individuals and communities. But each data source tells only part of an individual or group’s total health story.

Comagine Health created a total health story for opioid risk in Oregon by bringing together multiple disparate data sources.

The Primary Care and Behavioral Health Referral Agreement Template is a framework to  draft referral agreements with integrated care partners. This is a listing of issues that may arise in referral arrangements in a template format, and should be customized for an individual practice/agency's needs.  Communication will be needed between the behavioral health and primary care partners to adapt this template to their preferences and requirements. Additional instructions are contained within.

This short video examines successful behavioral health integration into primary care at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic.

This short video examines a successful behavioral health strategy utilizing telepsychiatry in primary care at the Mid-Valley Clinic in Omak, Washington.

Telepsychiatry is a topic of interest to many primary care providers in rural communities. This guide is meant to provide primary care providers with an overview of key considerations for telepsychiatry services, including questions to consider for a practice’s unique needs.

In the new world of integrated care, behavioral health providers are becoming increasingly important in their clients’ chronic disease management strategies. While the symptoms and treatment of chronic diseases can vary, there are some common steps that behavioral health providers and care team members can take to assist clients in understanding, accepting and managing their chronic disease. This tool describes these steps and includes an extensive list of physical health resource, that can help increase the care team’s knowledge and confidence in discussing all aspects of a clients’ care from understanding a diagnosis to discussing medication adherence.