Together at Last: Addiction Medicine and the Behaviorally Enhanced Healthcare Home
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12/6/2017 Together at Last: Addiction Medicine and the Behaviorally Enhanced Healthcare Home Mark McGrail, MD, Director of Addiction Medicine Brittany Tenbarge, PhD, Behavioral Health Consultant www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Learning Objectives • Describe the epidemiology of substance use disorders and co-morbid psychiatric and medical illnesses that supports the integration of addiction medicine with behavioral health and primary care. • Identify the main components of the Cherokee Program with regard to addiction medicine levels of care, staff, and implementation. • Describe behavioral health approaches for identification, screening, and treatment of patients with substance use disorders www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Our Mission… To improve the quality of life for our patients through the blending of primary care and behavioral health. Together…Enhancing Life www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 1 12/6/2017 Cherokee Health Systems: Merging the Missions of CMHCs and FQHCs www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Kentucky Primary Service Area Virginia CLAIBORNE CAMPBELL GRAINGER Missouri UNION HAMBLEN ANDERSON JEFFERSON KNOX COCKE Tennessee SEVIER North LOUDON BLOUNT Carolina Arkansas MONROE MCMINN HAMILTON Mississippi Alabama Georgia www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Cherokee Health Systems Corporate Profile Last Year: 73,953 patients 353,552 Services 23,720 New Patients Number of Employees: 758 Provider Staff: Psychologists - 50 Cardiologist - 1 Psychiatrists - 7 Primary Care Physicians - 37 Nephrologist - 1 NP (Psych) - 10 NP/PA (Primary Care) - 50 Pharmacists - 12 LCSWs - 62 Community Workers - 41 Dentist - 2 www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 2 12/6/2017 Strategic Emphases • Blended behavioral and primary care • Go where the grass is brownest • Outreach and care coordination • Telehealth • Training healthcare providers • Value-based contracting • Healthcare analytics www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Addiction is a Disease Not a Sign of Weakness Definition of Addiction (ASAM, 2014): Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors. Addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response. Like other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death. www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 SUD – By The Numbers • 27.1m individuals 12 years and older used an illicit drug(s) in the past 30 days • 3.8m individuals experienced the misuse of a prescription pain reliever • 138.3m individuals use alcohol, 66.7m binge drink, and 17.3m are heavy drinkers • 52.0m use cigarettes with 12.4m using one or more packs per day • 20.8m individuals have a substance use disorder; only 10.8% needing care received specialty addiction treatment • 41% of SUD patients 18 years and older suffer from a co-morbid mental illness; only 7% received care for both *www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-FFR1-2015/NSDUH-FFR1-2015/NSDUH-FFR1-2015.htm www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 3 12/6/2017 Identification of Substance Misuse • Screening • Reporting • Provider/staff referral • Patient self-referral www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Selecting Pre-screening Tools • Screening begins with a brief pre-screen • A positive pre-screen indicates distress that should be further evaluated • There are several evidence-based pre-screening tools; thus, it is possible to tailor the screening process to best meet the needs of the clinic and patient population • Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT-C) • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Quick Screen www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Pre-screening • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Quick Screen The NIDA Quick Screen assesses frequency of alcohol, tobacco, prescription and illegal drug use in the past year. If the patient answers “never” for all drugs, the screening is considered negative. Any answer other than “never” indicates a positive screen and the need for additional assessment. www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 4 12/6/2017 Screening • The CAGE-AID The CAGE-AID is an expanded version of the CAGE screener that assesses both alcohol and drug misuse. CAGE is an acronym for key words in the four questions (Cut Down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-Opener) and AID indicates it is Adapted to Include Drugs. Each “yes” response earns one point. One point indicates a possible problem, whereas two points indicates probable substance misuse. www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Reporting • High Utilizers of Hospital and ER • Poor Treatment Engagement • Poorly Managed Condition • Unidentified/treated behavioral health concern www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Assessment of Substance Use Ask with the assumption of use. • What drugs do you use? • When’s the last time you took a medication not prescribed to you? • How much alcohol do you drink a day? • How much marijuana do you smoke daily? www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 5 12/6/2017 Severity and motivation are separate constructs that vary independent of one another. Severity Motivation www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 Stage-matched Interventions • Access to treatment at the point of care • Enhance motivation and facilitate care coordination • Referral • Reabsorption • Long-term maintenance and monitoring www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 The Cherokee Experience • Substance Use Diagnosis, of 157 patient intakes: • Alcohol “only” – 18 • Opioids – 138 • Stimulant only – 1 • Medical Co-Morbidities: • HIV – 1/92 • Hep C – 64/107 • Pregnancy – 16 • HTN – 33 • Chronic pain disorder – 43 • Behavioral Health Co-Morbidities • Mood Disorder – 127 • PTSD - 28 www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 6 12/6/2017 Medication Therapies Opioid Use Disorder • Methadone – not a federally licensed clinic but local resources available • Naltrexone – available orally (daily dosing) and intramuscular (monthly dosing), payment challenges with IM form, limited use due to the acuity of clinic patients with OUD • Buprenorphine – available orally as film or tablet and with/without naloxone, daily dosing, State grant for uninsured and covered by insurance with prior authorization, used in pregnancy as mono-product, anti-diversion strategies critical Alcohol Use Disorder • Acamprosate – no use in this clinic to date • Disulfiram – available orally, daily dosing, expensive for uninsured compared to naltrexone • Naltrexone – as above, frequent use with primary diagnosis of AUD with/without concomitant OUD www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 MT - Opioids Buprenorphine • Approved by FDA in OCT 2002 for use in OBOT by physicians with additional training and authorized by the DEA (“X” number) • High affinity partial mu opioid receptor agonist • Most common side effects: nausea, dizziness, constipation, sedation, insomnia • Metabolized by the liver; active metabolite and high affinity give some flexibility with dosing; no concerns with prolonged QTc • Used as a component of opioid-abstinence treatment program • Requires induction with patient in mild-moderate withdrawal (avoid precipitated withdrawal); follow-up visits variable based upon treatment progress • Starting dose of 2-4mg, increase by 2mg every 2-4 hours until symptoms resolved • Typical first day dose of 8mg, typical maintenance dose 16-24mg per day • Discontinuation usually done by slow taper over several months • Available orally as tablet or film, with/without naloxone; newly approved implant now available, injectable coming www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 MT - Opioids Naltrexone • Opioid receptor antagonist • Side effects include headache, weakness, dizziness, injection side redness/infection; usually transient, rare hepatotoxicity • Increased risk of overdose death when resuming opioid use after discontinuation of antagonist treatment • Used as part of abstinence-based opioid treatment program • Formulation based upon patient/provider preference and compliance expectations • Follow-up frequency depends upon treatment progress • Available orally and as IM injection • Starting oral dose is 25mg on Day 1 and then 50mg/day; may also give three times per week at doses of 100mg, 100mg, and 150mg (issues of compliance) • Injectable dose is 380mg IM once per month after oral trial • Does not require induction but consider naloxone challenge • Patient must be opioid-free for 5-10 days prior to initiation www.cherokeehealth.com © Cherokee Health Systems 2017 7 12/6/2017 MT - Opioids Pregnancy • Opioid dependent pregnant women should be offered MAT rather than withdrawal management or abstinence, as early as possible in the pregnancy • Consider in-patient initiation of treatment for methadone or buprenorphine, especially in 3rd trimester