Write a short white paper on current addiction services space and how the lack o

Write a short white paper on current addiction services space and how the lack of a proper refreral management system is leading to barriers in treatment.
Introduction:
Challenges: Referral management process, which we have identified as one of the key barriers to timely and effective treatment.
Several main themes were identified as barriers in the process: difficulties in determining
Patient eligibility:
Each referral site seems to have different requirements and it would be nice if it were standard or if requirements were readily available. universal treatment eligibility criteria.
eligibility may depend on co-occurring medical conditions, substance of choice, patient insurance, psychiatric condition, legal history, suicidality/homicidality, and/or language barriers.
Lack of transparency regarding treatment capacity
judge a recipient organization’s capacity, once a patient was determined to be eligible to transfer.
Staff shortages
Referral source knowledge/understanding of options
variety of substance use treatment options, depending on level of care needed (e.g., outpatient therapy or counseling services, partial hospitalization programs or intensive outpatient programs, inpatient services and residential programs). It can be difficult for some referral sources to understand and select the most effective options and/or services for their patient, particularly in an ever-changing services environment.
biggest problem is knowing what sites are available. I don’t know all of the referral sites.” Even available online directories are not updated and rarely provide all options. After determining appropriate level of care, a provider must then find a program that meets the patient needs, which becomes more difficult with the differences in terminology and program guidelines.
Communication between referral source and recipient
Need direct referral from ED to a bed.
Solutions: Looking at companies (comapnies in excel sheet highlighted in yellow),What problems are they addressing, What solutions are they offering, Referral system (maturity).
We then propose several solutions to address specific barriers.
A database of clearly articulated eligibility criteria may help streamline the treatment referral process.
Digital decision support tools and online, real-time availability sources are good starting points to improve the current situation.
Practitioner education and training may help bridge the substance use treatment gap
One way to improve this communication and reduce wait times is to implement new information technologies (IT). HHS strongly advises leveraging health IT to improve clinical care and access
An IT solution may address across-organization barriers to treatment by developing a provider-facing platform to facilitate the referral and placement of patients in need of treatment with special emphasis on appropriateness of the referral.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6066414/
Conclusion: