{"id":315,"date":"2025-06-28T00:21:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T00:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/?page_id=315"},"modified":"2025-06-29T16:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T16:17:11","slug":"braided-strategies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/index.php\/solutions\/braided-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Braided Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-509 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braid-scaled-1-1024x575.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braid-scaled-1-1024x575.webp 1024w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braid-scaled-1-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braid-scaled-1-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braid-scaled-1-1536x862.webp 1536w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Braid-scaled-1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-body-text-color-background-color has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bcdf3ec78809ace37069ad05aa09677d\">Braided Strategies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f1be1ea8c6bf527d5ede054cd5b3817\"><strong>Weaving together normally separate services to increase revenue<\/strong> <strong>and become the resource your patients need.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-section-bg-warm-gray-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-67f6ca17 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are&nbsp;<strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;their diagnoses.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>They have needs that go well beyond substance abuse treatment\u2014ranging from health screening\/testing to parenting\/family reunification support, to re-entry planning and vocational support, and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you efficiently meet these varying needs with limited resources?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Become a One-Stop Shop with Braided Strategies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0884d4d2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Using braided strategies, the NIATx Foundation can help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase revenue by expanding services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop process efficiencies to maximize resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep your doors open.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Become the resource your patients need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/One-stop-shop-model-updated.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/One-stop-shop-model-updated.webp 700w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/One-stop-shop-model-updated-300x135.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">The Need is Real&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">An NCBH survey of 3,000 mental health and addiction treatment providers found&nbsp;<strong>54%<\/strong>&nbsp;have closed programs, and&nbsp;<strong>65%<\/strong>&nbsp;have had to turn away patients.&nbsp;<em>(<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220925042355\/https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/video\/covid-19-destroying-rehab-industry-145001337.html)\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Y<\/em><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/video\/covid-19-destroying-rehab-industry-145001337.html)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ahoo Quartz Daily Brief<\/a>, September 2020)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">An NAATP survey of 165 centers further found that&nbsp;<strong>43%<\/strong>&nbsp;had to reduce patient capacity, nearly a&nbsp;<strong>third<\/strong>&nbsp;saw a decrease in patient retention, and&nbsp;<strong>10%<\/strong>&nbsp;had to shut down because of the pandemic.&nbsp;<em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/04\/nyregion\/addiction-treatment-coronavirus-new-york-new-jersey.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NY Times<\/a>, January 2021)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Messy-Desk-iStock-916423726.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Messy-Desk-iStock-916423726.webp 800w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Messy-Desk-iStock-916423726-300x215.webp 300w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Messy-Desk-iStock-916423726-768x549.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-section-bg-soft-sky-blue-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f611be13 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p>Clinical care is greatly impacted\u2014even defined\u2014by the siloes and rules created by payers, providers, and regulators. Most service providers fully acknowledge this is a weakness of our current treatment system, but the pull to provide siloed, segmented care can be very difficult to overcome, particularly given resource and staffing constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The need for more efficient strategies that simultaneously address patients\u2019 diverse concerns and increase organizational revenue is real\u2014and more important than ever as addiction and mental health epidemics continue to grow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Braiding brings together those services that have previously been separate due to reimbursement rules, customary medical conventions, or health system design. This approach allows providers to be more effective, efficient, and sustainable in providing care that addresses needs beyond SUD treatment, while also supporting organizational goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Braided Strategies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The following case studies demonstrate how braided strategies work in practice.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/COVID-vaccine.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/COVID-vaccine.webp 800w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/COVID-vaccine-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/COVID-vaccine-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Providing the COVID Vaccine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Patients were coming to Main Street Addiction Recovery Center unvaccinated and uncertain about getting the COVID vaccine. However, news about filling emergency rooms and spread of the Delta variant has caused growing concern. In addition, the Recovery Center is working to keep their patient population safe and build trust that the facility is a protective environment to receive care. To create this safer environment and offer patients an important public health service, Main Street Addiction Recovery Center decided to commence the braided strategy of administering COVID vaccines.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BPES-Case-Study-COVID-Vaccine.pdf\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Testing for HIV\/HCV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Patients were walking into the Northeast Recovery Center with symptoms of fevers and joint or stomach pain. Over time, the Center often learned that the patients were having symptoms of HIV or HCV (Hepatitis C). The diminishing health of these patients was very concerning to the Recovery Center, especially as they witnessed how these health conditions impact the individual\u2019s treatment recovery. As a health services provider, Northeast Recovery felt they had an obligation to address these diseases linked to substance misuse.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/HIV-Test.jpg\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HIV-Test.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HIV-Test.webp 800w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HIV-Test-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HIV-Test-768x509.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"946\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buprenorphine.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buprenorphine.webp 1200w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buprenorphine-300x237.webp 300w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buprenorphine-1024x807.webp 1024w, https:\/\/stage.niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Buprenorphine-768x605.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Providing Buprenorphine in the Emergency Department<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The local Emergency Department (ED) is continually calling the Main Street Recovery Center for assistance with overdose patients and currently provides referrals to the Center without any coordination of services. Main Street Recovery wanted to directly address this issue, as did the local ED. ED and Main Street decided to have the ED induct eligible patients wanting to begin Suboxone therapy and then provide three-day Suboxone starter kits.<em>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/niatxfoundation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BPES-Case-Study-Buprenorphine.pdf\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People with substance use disorders (SUDs) are&nbsp;not&nbsp;their diagnoses. They have needs that go well beyond substance abuse treatment\u2014ranging from health screening\/testing to parenting\/family reunification support, to re-entry planning and vocational support, and many others. How do you efficiently meet these varying needs with limited resources? 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