Care Integration for Opioid-Dependent High Utilizers

The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) is dedicated to advancing meaningful, measurable improvements in the way the health care delivery system provides care to the people of California, particularly those with low incomes and those whose needs are not well served by the status quo. We work to ensure that people have access to the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. CHCF informs policymakers and industry leaders, invests in ideas and innovations, and connects with changemakers to create a more responsive, patient-centered health care system.

California Health Care Foundation

Description
Learn how the Center for Integrative Medicine set up a patient-centered and sustainable model for high utilizers of emergency departments, integrating addiction and mental health treatment into primary care, and lowering ED visits by over 50%. 
 
Audience
Direct care providers (medical, behavioral health, and substance use disorders); clinical and administrative leaders from health plans, counties, complex care programs, mental health clinics, or substance use treatment centers.
 
NOTE: All applicants to the CHCF initiative, "Care Integration for Opioid-Dependent High Utilizers (Planning Grants)," should register at least one person from each partner organization. 
 
Faculty
• R. Corey Waller, MD, MS, Medical Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids • Shelly Virva, LMSW, CSW, Therapist Center for Integrative Medicine, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids
 
Objectives
1. Review integrated care models for opioid-dependent high utilizers; discuss barriers and opportunities for California. 2. Review the basic neurobiology of pain and addiction; discuss the impact on care model design and staff training. 3. Review online training and design resources for integrated care (mental health, substance use treatment, primary care). 4. Discuss financial sustainability options for integrated care clinics, the role of managed Medi-Cal and other funding sources.