MAT – It’s Time
"Like many others, I've lost a loved one to addiction. That's why we've dedicated..."
Why Aren’t More Doctors Treating Addiction with Medication?
Evidence-based analysis supports the efficacy of MAT, particularly compared to abstinence-based programs. SAMHSA reports...
Why Our Staff Became Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Advocates
In October, the AZZLY® Lake Nona staff attended the Certified Medication Assisted Treatment Advocate (CMA) Training Course. The course ran eight hours and was a pre-conference event as part of the 2019 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence…
Easier to Prescribe Opioids Than Buprenorphine – Experts Lament Patient Barriers to Medication-Assisted Treatment
A panel of experts recently appeared before a Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) in early 2019 to discuss barriers to medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Despite some headway, patients on Medicaid continue to face a number of barriers to…
“Worst Public Health Crisis Since AIDS”: Barriers for Opioid Use Disorder Patients Seeking Treatment
If you’re reading this post, you likely already know the seriousness of the opioid epidemic currently in the United States. The opioid epidemic is the largest the U.S. has faced in decades, arguably since the emergence of AIDS. Opioid use…
Submit Your Comments on the Pain Management Best Practices Report to Congress
This blog post references the 2019 Draft Report. Read it in full here. The public will have the opportunity to make comments on the Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices: Updates, Gaps, Inconsistencies, and Recommendations (Draft Report) before it…
Health and Human Services Will Allow More Waivers to IMD Exclusion From Medicaid
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced this November in a speech to the National Association of Medicaid Directors that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would allow states to waive the IMD exclusion, "giving states more flexibility…
Medical Marijuana: Can Cannabis Cancel the Opioid Epidemic?
An often dismissed option in the struggle to address opioid addiction is the use of medical marijuana. Though usage of the cannabis plant remains controversial in the United States, several studies indicate it may have value in addressing opioid addiction,…
AZZLY Rize’s DrFirst Integrated Tool Allows You to Access State PDMP Data in the E-Prescribing Workflow
AZZLY® partner DrFirst announced recently that their Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) system EPCS Gold now includes integrated availability of state PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) systems. When E-Prescribing, clinicians can save time by viewing patients' PDMP drug history…
Medication-Assisted Treatment is on the Rise, but Can Facilities Keep Up?
As the opioid epidemic in the United States continues to affect millions, medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, has risen as one of the leading options in treating substance use disorders. The method can be used to treat a number of substance…
