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PCSS Webinar: Telepsychiatry’s Role in Medication Assisted Treatment
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
Presenter: Hector Colon-Rivera, MD, MRO
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association ( APA )

Webinar description: This webinar will explore how telepsychiatry can play a critical role in addressing the shortage of psychiatrists available to provide treatment for patients with opioid use disorders. Participants will learn from one of the experts in the field, Dr. Hector Colon-Rivera, regarding how telepsychiatry is being used to address unmet needs in underserved communities.        [Learn more]
PCSS Trainings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Three PCSS Modules Now Available
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Changes to CPT Codes You Should be Aware of
The American Academy of Pediatrics has given two articles open access regarding changes in coding that may be of interest to you. PCSS is sharing this information with you:

AMA Offers Spotlight Analysis of Colorado's Opioid Work
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released a new “spotlight analysis” of Colorado's work to end the opioid epidemic. The “ Spotlight on Colorado: Best Practices and Next Steps in the Opioid Epidemic ,” is part of a four-state project the AMA has undertaken with Manatt Health and the respective state medical societies.

These analyses mainly focus on the work being done in state departments of insurance, Medicaid and other key agencies and best practices as applicable to the individual state.
Importance of HIV, Hepatitis, and the Opioid Epidemic Advisory Letter
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Elinor McCance-Katz recently issued an advisory letter regarding the importance of addressing HIV, hepatitis and the opioid epidemic. Following is the letter:

Dear Colleague: 

As Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, I urge the public health and 
substance use treatment communities to focus on the synergistic epidemics of substance use
disorder, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and viral hepatitis. To protect the health of our 
nation, we must leverage every available resource to prevent, detect, and treat these frequently co-occurring conditions. [ Read more ]
News and Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PCSS Online Brochure. Please share this link with colleagues: https://goo.gl/G1ay6H
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Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 5U79TI026556-03 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.