Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
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PDF of Commonly Used CPT Codes in Primary Care
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Clinical Tools, Inc.
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- Getting a waiver/setting up your practice
- Screening and diagnosis
- Induction and dosing
- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Insurance and billing issues
- Billing
- CPT
- Drug codes
- HCPCSs
- Induction
- Buprenorphine treatment for heroin addiction
- Printable form/checklist
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
- Setting up a practice
Description:
This article provides guidance on the management and treatment of acute pain in patients receiving buprenorphine/naloxone.
Source:
Physician Clinical Support System (PCSS)
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- General information - buprenorphine
- Induction and dosing
- Stabilization and maintenance
- Special populations
- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Addiction
- Dependence
- Discontinuation
- Dosing
- Induction
- Maintenance
- Methadone
- Pain
- Pharmacology
- Relapse
- Special populations
- Suboxone
- Withdrawal
- Treatment Algorithm
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
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This abstract discusses a study done on the feasibility of an unobserved buprenorphine induction protocol. The study involved 103 patients who were heroin users and prescription opioid misusers, and discusses safety and rates of complications from induction through follow-up.
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Journal of General Internal Medicine (2 votes)
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This PDF offers information on how rural health programs can receive funding from Medicaid for certain services and treatments in order to increase patient access to health care.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1 vote)
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Guidelines for follow-up appointments, including a checklist of potential "red flags" that may indicate dangerous behavior or relapse.
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American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) (3 votes)
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Description:
Analyzes the misconceptions that arise from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and discusses when health care providers should use their professional judgment in deciding whether a disclosure is necessary.
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Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2005 Apr 13;293(14):1766-71. (3 votes)
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Answers to basic Medicaid and Medicare coverage questions from SAMSHA's FAQs on buprenorphine.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (3 votes)
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- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Rules, regulations and recordkeeping
- Insurance and billing issues
- Patient education materials
- Cost of treatment
- DEA
- FAQ
- Insurance
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Suboxone
- FAQ
- Misc. informational materials
- Becoming waivered
- Experienced prescriber
- Just became waivered
- Need to refer
- Setting up a practice
Description:
Discusses protocols for office-based buprenorphine treatment, including the administering of the drug itself, devising a treatment plan, and choosing an appropriate frequency for visits.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (4 votes)
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This chapter of the TIP 45 discusses funding, resources, organization and patient contracts in substance abuse treatment.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (3 votes)
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This website, funded by SAMHSA, is designed to help physicians to implement office-based buprenorphine treatment using a national network of trained physician mentors.
Source:
Physician Clinical Support System (PCSS) (2 votes)
Tags:
- General information - buprenorphine
- Getting a waiver/setting up your practice
- Logistics of buprenorphine treatment
- Addiction
- Behavioral therapy
- Billing
- Complicated patients
- Contraindications
- CPT
- Diversion
- Dosing
- Drug interactions
- HCPCSs
- Hepatitis
- HIV/AIDS
- Induction
- Methadone
- Pain
- Pregnant
- Psychiatric
- Psychosocial
- Special populations
- Suboxone
- Just became waivered
- Setting up a practice
