We will have a guest speaker from the AIMS center talking about metrics in integrated care.

We were joined by special guest Jesse Fann, MD, MPH who is an expert in integrated care and CoCM in oncology settings.

Drug overdose deaths increased by 30% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary care teams remain uniquely positioned to help address the Opioid Epidemic in the US, with 290,000 primary care medical providers nationwide. As of January 2023, all medical providers with a DEA controlled substance license may now prescribe buprenorphine, a potentially life saving and FDA-approved medication to treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD.) Many people with OUD also have co-occurring mental health conditions. Using the team-based approach of the Collaborative Care Model, medical providers can integrate behavioral health services into primary care practice, addressing both mental health conditions and OUD in one, coordinated setting.