CHIME Opioid Action Center Podcast
by CHIME Opioid Action Center
The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities and families throughout the nation and is a tremendous strain on the U.S. healthcare system. The CHIME Opioid Task Force works to leverage members’ unique insights and provide education and resources to address the ongoing crisis in the larger healthcare ecosystem. This podcast shares the stories of those heroes in healthcare who are working to build awareness and fight the battle against the opioid epidemic. Learn more about the work of the task force by visiting https://opioidactioncenter.com/.
Episodes
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How Mass General Brigham is Using IT to Address Substance Use Disorders at a Systems Level
In this episode, Moderator Dr. Scott Weiner learns how Dr. Sarah E. Wakeman’s innovative role unites diverse stakeholders to change both culture and practice in SUD care. We explore best practices for medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), the development of unified IT tools, and the fine...
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Beyond the Clinic: How Portable Tech is Expanding Methadone Access
In this episode of the CHIME Opioid Action Center podcast, moderator Ed Kopetsky sits down with Dr. Tom Mercolino and Jim McLean from Verinetics to discuss their DispenSecur™ portable methadone dispensing system. Designed to meet patients wherever they are, this “clinic in a box” empowers...
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How Technology Helped Cut Overdose Deaths by 47% in Carteret County NC
Carteret County, NC, faced a soaring overdose crisis, exacerbated by its status as a seasonal beach destination. In this episode, the Public Health Director for Carteret County, and COO of Goldie Health, share how forming a tech-enabled post-overdose response team slashed overdose deaths by…
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Power of Quality Measures to Improve OUD Care in Emergency Departments
In this episode, join moderator Brea Burmeister and experts Dr. Scott Weiner and Dr. Arjun Venkatesh as they explore how quality measures can transform opioid use disorder (OUD) care in emergency departments. Discover innovative metrics, quality improvement initiatives, and EHR data integration…
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Meaningful Measures for the U.S. Substance Use Crisis: Assessments, Data Standards, and KPIs
In this episode, Dr. David L. Pennington, Ph.D. and Dr. David R. Gastfriend, M.D., DFASAM dive into the U.S. substance use crisis, focusing on assessments, data standards, and key performance indicators. Learn how the ASAM Criteria and ASAM CONTINUUM are transforming addiction treatment through...
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Interoperability and HIE Series: New Jersey Innovation Institute
Explore advancements in interoperability and Health Information Exchange (HIE), addressing issues like the opioid crisis. Learn about EHR adoption strategies, NJII's role, and future trends in healthcare data sharing. What You'll Learn: How seamless data sharing between healthcare providers is...
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Developing a MAT Order Set for a Multidisciplinary Care Team at UC San Diego Health
Join us in this episode as we explore the groundbreaking Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Order Set at UC San Diego Health. This innovative system helped them earn CHIME's top "Digital Health Most Wired" Level 10 status in 2024. What You'll Learn: The motivation behind the creation of UC...
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Tech-Driven OUD Screening Protocols and Bridge Clinic at SUNY Upstate University Hospital
In this podcast episode, Corey Zeigler, CIO of Helio Health, and Dr. Ross W. Sullivan from SUNY Upstate Medical University discuss an innovative program tackling opioid use disorder (OUD). The episode covers the implementation of a universal screening protocol, the success of the two-item…
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Interoperability and HIE Series: HealtheConnections
This podcast episode is part of a series focused on the critical issue of the opioid epidemic, and how healthcare IT and health information exchanges (HIEs) can bridge interoperability gaps. Explore how HealtheConnections is enhancing data exchange and interoperability to tackle opioid treatment...
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Interoperability and HIE Series: Manifest MedEx Part 2
In Part 2 of this two-part series, we continue the conversation about how Manifest MedEx ensures seamless data sharing across diverse healthcare providers, including opioid treatment and mental health services, while adhering to strict privacy and security standards such as HIPAA. We explore...
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Innovative Tech Solutions for Methadone Treatment Access and Efficiency
Join us as we delve into innovative solutions transforming methadone dispensing at opioid treatment provider clinics. This episode unpacks revolutionary capabilities that enhance communication and treatment for clinicians and patients. Learn how Opio is redefining interactions with opioid…
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Exploration In Remote Monitoring Tech for Inpatient OUD Treatment
In this episode, we explore FDA-cleared remote patient monitoring technology and its applications in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Discover how such innovations could enhance monitoring and communication in healthcare settings. We discuss integration with existing tools, successful early...
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Harnessing Wearable Data to Empower Chronic Pain Patients
Explore the transformative potential of wearable technology in chronic pain management in this captivating podcast episode. Delve into how personalized, evidence-based digital solutions empower the one-third of the global population affected by chronic pain and offer a promising strategy to…
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Interoperability and HIE Series: Manifest MedEx Part 1
In Part 1 of this two-part series, we delve into how Manifest MedEx ensures seamless data sharing across diverse healthcare providers, including opioid treatment and mental health services, while adhering to strict privacy and security standards such as HIPAA. We explore successful integration...
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Integrating Hope & Health at The Link: An Innovative Community Triage Center for Behavioral Health & Substance Use
In this episode we hear from a Clinical Program Manager about the inception, operation, and impact of The Link, a community triage center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn how it was born out of a data-driven need for enhanced mental health and substance use services, and the collaborative...
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Clinical Advisory Panel: Current State of Opioid-Related Capabilities in Enterprise Electronic Health Records
A panel discussion led by the Co-chair of the CHIME Opioid Task Force (OTF), featuring members of the Clinical Advisory Subcommittee, on their latest white paper. The paper outlines 13 essential opioid-related capabilities in enterprise EHRs that all health systems should utilize. A discussion...
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Impact of the Innovation and Funding Process on Technology Solutions for Opioid Use Disorder
A member of the CHIME OTF speaks to a serial health IT entrepreneur to discuss his blueprint for innovation and funding for technology solutions that are addressing the opioid crisis. Moderator: Art Nicholas Chief Commercial Officer, Interlace Health and Member, CHIME Opioid Task Force…
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How Integrating Life Care Specialists into Hospitals is Preventing Substance Misuse: The Clinical Perspective (Part 2 of 2)
PART TWO OF A TWO PART SERIES In this episode, Moderator Ed Kopetsky, Co-chair of the CHIME Opioid Task Force and former CIO of Stanford Children's Hospital speaks with Mara L. Schenker, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer at the Christopher Wolf Crusade (CwC), about how she’s leveraging CwC’s Life…
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How Integrating Life Care Specialists into Hospitals is Preventing Substance Misuse (Part 1 of 2)
PART ONE OF A TWO PART SERIES In this episode, Moderator Ed Kopetsky, Co-chair of the CHIME Opioid Task Force and former CIO of Stanford Children's Hospital speaks with Cammie Wolf Rice, Founder and CEO of Christopher Wolf Crusade (CwC) formed in honor of her son. CwC has since launched a new...
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Bridging Interoperability Gaps Between Acute and Behavioral Health
In this episode, Todd Rowland, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Motiv Health, sits down with Dennis (Denny) Morrison, PhD, Owner of Morrison Consulting, to explore the intersection of psychology, healthcare IT, and behavioral healthcare. Denny shares his insights on how his background has equipped…
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Gravity Project: Developing Data Standards to Address the Social Determinants of Health
Gravity Project is an HL7 FHIR Accelerator, collaborative initiative with the goal to develop consensus-driven data standards to support the collection, use, and exchange of data to address the social determinants of health (SDOH). In 2023, Gravity Project was named in the White House “US…
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Integration of FindHelp with Epic
Explore the leading-edge work of Virtua Health a comprehensive healthcare system in Southern New Jersey recognized by CHIME in 2023 as a “Most Wired” Level 10 health system, a top honor shared by only 19 U.S. hospitals/health systems. Join moderator Bill Spooner, a retired CIO and Co-chair of…
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Expanding Opioid-Free Pain Treatment Options
What you'll learn about: - Why Dr. Baxter has focused her work and research on pain management. - What prescribers can do to improve non-medication pain management options for pain control. - Where the biggest opportunities are for reducing opioid use and how organizations like CHIME can help. -...
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Challenges Associated with Treating Addiction in a Corrections Environment
Host: Andy Smith, CFCHE Co-CEO and Founder, Impact Advisors Education Co-chair, CHIME Opioid Task Force Guest: Gregg Dockins Corrections Division President, Gateway Foundation, Inc. An employee of Gateway Foundation, Inc. for over 23 years, Gregg is responsible for the administration, operational...
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Ambulatory EHR Optimization for Private Practice vs Health Systems
Host: Patty Lavely, CIO Consultant and Co-chair, CHIME Opioid Task Force Guest: Mike Burger, Senior Consultant, Point-of-Care Partners What you'll learn about: - High level overview of the ambulatory EHR landscape. - If the standard software on the market today provides “opioid tools” to help...
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Interoperability and Data Sharing at the Speed of Trust Part 2 of 2
Part Two of a two-episode series focusing on interoperability, PDMPs (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs), HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) and telehealth through the lens of a PM&R (Pain Management & Rehabilitation) physician of 25-years. HOST Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM Emergency...
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Interoperability and Data Sharing at the Speed of Trust Part 1 of 2
Part One of a two-episode series focusing on interoperability, PDMPs (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs), HIEs (Health Information Exchanges) and telehealth through the lens of a PM&R (Pain Management & Rehabilitation) physician of 25-years. HOST Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM Emergency...
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Acknowledging and Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities
In this episode Host Tom Liddell, CEO of Harmony Health IT; speaks with Amnah Anwar, Senior Director of the Indiana Rural Health Association, on her extensive work in developing and implementing local strategies for addressing the opioid epidemic in rural Indiana communities. Working with trusted...
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Cooper Center for Healing and Technology Innovation: Looking to the Future (Episode 3 of 3)
In the final Episode of this three part series Dr. Sean Kelly, MD speaks to Dr. Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM and Dustin Hufford of Cooper University Health Care about their agile methods for innovating and adapting their services for treating pain, addiction and behavioral health all under one...
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Cooper Center for Healing and Technology Innovation: How Things Work Today (Episode 2 of 3)
In episode 2 of this three part series Dr. Sean Kelly, MD speaks to Dr. Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM and Dustin Hufford of Cooper University Health Care about their agile methods for innovating and adapting their services for treating pain, addiction and behavioral health all under one roof!...
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Cooper Center for Healing and Technology Innovation: From the Ground-up (Episode 1 of 3)
In episode one of this three part series Dr. Sean Kelly, MD speaks to Dr. Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM and Dustin Hufford of Cooper University Health Care about their experience developing Cooper University Health Care's Center for Healing. This fully integrated leading edge medical facility...
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How Seattle Children’s Hospital Leveraged Real-World EMR Data to Deliver Opioid-Free Surgery
Dr. Dan Low, MD speaks to his co-worker Dr. Lynn Martin, MD, MBA about how they leveraged Seattle Children's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data to eliminate opioid usage intraoperatively in over 40,000 surgeries. AdaptX was introduced to the Anesthesia team as a self-service clinical…
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Peer Recovery Coaches in the Emergency Treatment and Care of Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
In this episode, the role of a peer recovery coach is highlighted as a novel approach to supporting individuals with substance use disorder. Dr. Evan Schwarz, MD outlines how he has integrated peer recovery coaches into the acute treatment and care of individuals in the Emergency Department. Peer...
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Impact of ASHP Drug Diversion Guidelines on Data and Surveillance featuring ASHP Guideline Co-authors
In this episode, co-authors of the recently released ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Diversion of Controlled Substances will discuss the changes to these guidelines as they impact data use and surveillance in the acute and non-acute care settings. They will share the updates to the guidelines and...
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Interoperability Between EMS/Fire, Public Health and Hospitals
Host: Patty Lavely, CIO Consultant and Co-chair, CHIME Opioid Task Force Guests: Amaury Hernandez, Director of Medical Transportation, Health Care District of Palm Beach Jonathon Feit, Co-Founder & CEO, Beyond Lucid Amaury, an experienced flight and ground paramedic with decades of experience...
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Implementing Dashboard Tools for Clinicians
Implementing Dashboard Tools for Clinicians Addressing Stigma and Knowledge Gaps Host: Bill Spooner, mostly retired former CIO and member of the Opioid Task Force In 2010, the area serviced by West Virginia’s Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) was leading the nation in opioid overdose deaths....
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Community Hospitals and Recovery Coaches
Host: Patty Lavely, MBA, CHCIO, VP, CIDO, Health Care District of Palm Beach County Join Host Patty Lavely, MBA, CHCIO, VP, CIDO, Health Care District of Palm Beach County, as she facilitates a discussion about community hospitals and recovery coaches with special guests: Laurisa Guerrero…
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A Discussion on EMBED Programs
A Discussion on EMBED Programs with Dr. Ted Melnick, Yale-New Haven Hospital Hosted by: Ryan Stolcpart, PharmD In this Opioid Action Center Podcast, Ryan Stolcpart, PharmD, converses with Dr. Ted Melnick, an attending physician in the Emergency Department at Yale-New Haven Hospital’s York Street...
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Combatting Substance Abuse in the Community
Combatting Substance Abuse in the Community with Alice McCaffrey, Sullivan County, TN Anti-Drug Coalition Hosted by Bill Spooner, Retired CIO Guest Alice McCaffrey is the Director of the Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition and has worked for the Coalition since its start in January 2011. Since…
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Why should anesthesia and IT leadership partner to prevent drug diversion?
In this Opioid Action Center podcast, Amanda Hays, BD, hosts Dr. Elizabeth Rebello, MD Anderson, and Dr. Dominic Carollo, Ochsner Health, to discuss substance abuse disorder in the surgical setting and the associated risks to patient and staff safety. They share their thoughts on why OR and...
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Destigmatizing Addiction & Expanding How to Treat It
In this episode, Bill Spooner speaks to Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Kelly Moore, about her work on the issue of stigma and addiction. She shares how her research and clinical experiences led her to do work on destigmatizing substance use disorder and mental health problems. She also shares her...
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Drug Diversion Prevention - A Primer for the IT Leader
In this podcast episode, Dr. Keith Woeltje, CMIO at Froedtert Health in Wisconsin, shares valuable resources and information about opioid drug diversion. He also describes the role a CMIO can play in raising awareness, implementing technology to help prevent it from happening in a hospital, and…
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Reducing Controlled Substances by Targeting High Prescribers
In this podcast episode, moderator Dave Lehr, Chief Strategy Officer at Meritus Health, interviews Dr. Alan Weiss, Chief Medical Information Officer at Baycare Health System. Dr. Weiss describes the trailblazing analytics dashboards that he and the team at Baycare developed to help fight the…
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New Naloxone Formulations for First Responders to Deadly Fentanyl
In this podcast episode, host Dr. Steven H. Linder talks with three other expert physicians who are leaders in the fight against the opioid epidemic: Dr. Casey Grover, Dr. Don Stader, and Dr. Scott Weiner. The panel explores the power of naloxone, the emergency intervention that has saved…
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Dr. Tom Britton: Advances in Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
In this podcast episode, host Andy Smith talks with Dr. Tom Britton about the evolution of treatment for addiction. Britton provides an overview of the recent rise in substance use disorder related to the pandemic. Technology and necessity have now created a much wider variety of options for…
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Stigma & Bias: A Family's Perspective
In this episode, Ed Kopetsky describes his personal experiences with Opioid addiction, the stigma surrounding this disease, and the lack of care and treatment options for individuals with addiction and mental health illnesses.
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Conversation with Dr. Belma Andric on Compassionate Care Through an Addiction Stabilization Unit
In this podcast episode, Patty Lavely talks with Dr. Belma Andric about an innovative community collaboration to provide more compassionate and effective care after overdoses by creating an Addiction Stabilization Unit. Serving the Healthcare District of Palm Beach County, Patty Lavely is VP and...
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Conversation with Monty Burks, Director of Faith Based initiatives at Tennessee Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
In this podcast, Monty Burks shares the passion behind his purpose, and how his personal crisis became a lifetime mission. Monty goes on to talk about the value of a people-first approach to recovery that includes access to resources, support and community.
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Conversation with Dr. Scott Weiner and Dr. Halena Gazelka
In this podcast, Dr. Gazelka shares why the Mayo Clinic started their Stewardship Program; education efforts for staff and patients; and metrics around opioid use and how Mayo measured the success of the program.
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Conversation with Dr. Randall Jessee, Snr. Dir. of Behavioral Health and Trish Tanner, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Ballad Health
In this podcast, Dr. Jessee and Trish Tanner share why taking an active role against the opioid crisis is important to them. They go on to talk about the work of the task force in their community; how it is providing treatment, counseling and other resources to those in need; and they offer…
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About this show
The opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities and families throughout the nation and is a tremendous strain on the U.S. healthcare system. The CHIME Opioid Task Force works to leverage members’ unique insights and provide education and resources to address the ongoing crisis in the larger healthcare ecosystem. This podcast shares the stories of those heroes in healthcare who are working to build awareness and fight the battle against the opioid epidemic. Learn more about the work of the task force by visiting https://opioidactioncenter.com/.
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