Startups Using Agility, Experience, to Move the Needle on Opioid Crisis
From a social network for addicts to robots that test sewage water for traces of drugs, startups and private companies are applying innovative solutions to one of the nation’s most pressing problems — its opioid epidemic. Over 11.4 million people have...
read moreIn Focus: Leveraging Technology to Expand Access to Behavioral Health Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Several tech companies are trying to streamline behavioral health referrals by making it easier to assess patients’ needs and identify available and appropriate programs. One platform, OpenBeds, focuses on behavioral health referrals and coordination; it...
read moreDivision of Substance Abuse and Mental Health launches online referral network
The Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health launched its online referral network — Delaware Treatment and Referral Network — allowing Delaware health care providers seeking substance use disorder treatment or...
read moreFSSA Secretary: Addiction Treatment Program Exceeds Expectations
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Jennifer Walthall says the state’s new Open Beds program has exceeded all expectations in its first six weeks. Open Beds is a partnership between FSSA and Indiana 2-1-1 to connect those in need of addiction...
read moreDeployment of OpenBeds® statewide in Indiana – Partners with Connect2Help Indiana
Indiana partners with OpenBeds, a service that allows treatment facilities to list their vacancies in a real-time, broadly connected database. If one facility can’t place a patient at the moment that patient comes in, doctors will search...
read moreDeployment of OpenBeds® Statewide in Indiana – 1st digital platform in the US
Linking people with substance use disorders to the treatment they need to kick their addiction has just become easier in Indiana. The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Thursday announced a new partnership with a software platform that can help social...
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