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Examples from the Field: Regional Networks of Behavioral Health Improving Access to Care

Access to behavioral health care unfortunately remains difficult due to the shortage of providers, stigma, lack of a true connected continuum of care, and more. This series of case studies featuring the innovative work of hospitals and health systems and their community partners, details how creative collaborative solutions can reduce fragmented care, improve outcomes and deliver positive returns on investment in a variety of ways.
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Thinking Outside the Box to Reduce Behavioral Health Stigma and Disparities

For historically underserved populations, stigma and lack of access to behavioral health services can present huge barriers to treatment.
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AHA podcast: Thinking Outside the Box to Reduce Behavioral Health Stigma and Disparities 

Matthew Hoag, director of integrated behavioral health at Denver Health, shares how the organization is innovating through integration to meet the behavioral health needs of its communities.
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Englewood Health's Strategies to Combat Rising Opioid Use in Post-Pandemic America

n this conversation, Vinnidhy Dave, D.O., hospice specialist and director of palliative medicine at Englewood Health Physician Network, and Lauren Savage, director of population health at Englewood Hospital, discuss what Englewood Health is doing to prevent opioid use in its communities.
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OIG report finds just 40% of Medicare enrollees who started treatment for opioid use disorder continued

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Feb. 18 released a report that found about 40% of Medicare enrollees who began opioid use disorder treatment with buprenorphine continued with it for at least six months in office-based settings.
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It Takes a Village: A New Approach to Opioid Abuse Helps Mothers and Babies

In this conversation, Chris DeRienzo, M.D., SVP and chief physician executive at the AHA, speaks with three WISH Center experts about how its approach is helping to protect the health of new mothers and their babies.
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COVID-19 & Opioid Use Disorders

For people struggling with opioid use disorder, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a crisis on top of a crisis. These tools and resources were developed to help your hospital or health system build or advance opioid stewardship during this critical time and beyond.
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Opioid Prescribing Practices & Treating Pain

You can develop a successful opioid stewardship practice. Use these resources to help recognize, prevent and treat opioid misuse and save lives.
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Community Collaborations and Opioids

Mobilize community partnerships to develop and implement prevention, intervention, and treatment activities for opioid use and misuse. These resources can help.
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UK Healthcare | Kentucky

UK HealthCare has been serving Lexington and its surrounding communities since 1962. Home to a Level I Trauma Center and a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, UK HealthCare is committed to ensuring that every Kentuckian, no matter how sick they are, has access to quality care.