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Spotlight April 2020
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s Resolution 2020 Held On New Year’s Eve
Inspired by the growing sober-curious cultural trend, The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis and two non-profit partners threw a unique New Year’s Eve party for people who want to celebrate alcohol-free,… Read MoreQ&A: When An Eating Disorder Resolves, What Happens With Its Behavioral Comorbidities?
PsychU spoke with Rachel Self, Ph.D., about a 2019 article in the journal Comprehensive Psychiatry entitled “Eating Disorder Recovery Is Associated with Absence of Major Depressive Disorder and Substance Use… Read MoreDaily Cannabis Use Results In 50% Lower Odds Of Using Illicit Opioids Among Those With Chronic Pain
Daily cannabis use lowers the odds by 50% that a consumer will use illicit opioids among those with chronic pain, compared to those who do not use cannabis. However, those… Read MoreMedicare Enrolling Opioid Treatment Programs For New Bundled Payment Program
On November 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began enrolling opioid treatment programs (OTPs) as Medicare provider organizations to receive payment for a new Medicare addiction… Read MoreAbsence of Major Depression & Substance Use Disorder More Likely After Recovery From Eating Disorder
Those with an eating disorder (ED) frequently have psychiatric comorbidities; estimates range between 56% and 98%. Such comorbidities contribute to longer periods of illness and poorer outcomes. Major depression and… Read MoreSubstance Use Disorder Raises Risk Of Death After Valve Surgery For Heart Infection
People with substance use disorder were 2.41 times more likely to die after undergoing valve surgery for endocarditis than people without substance use disorder. In a group of 228 people… Read MoreSAMHSA Proposes Changes To Addiction Treatment Privacy Rules
On August 22, 2019, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced a proposed rule to make changes to health record privacy for addiction treatment. The rule… Read MoreAddiction By The Numbers
How should addiction treatment programs be evaluated? That was the focus of the session, Quality Measurement In Addiction Treatment: Advancing Adoption Of Best Practices, at The 2019 OPEN MINDS Management… Read MoreMedicare To Add Opioid Addiction Treatment As Telehealth Service
For calendar year 2020, Medicare will add new codes for telehealth services that include a bundled episode of care for treating opioid use disorder (OUD). Additionally, Medicare will add opioid… Read More - PsychU For You
