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Provider Digest | Volume 146

Date: 11/13/24

Trillium Medicaid Clinical Policies Update

Effective December 1, 2024, Trillium Community Health Plan will be retiring the Medicaid clinical policies listed in this notice (PDF).

You can find all active Medicaid clinical policies on our Policies & Criteria webpage. (Note: After December 1, the policies listed in this notice (PDF) will no longer be posted on our website.)

Thank you for your partnership in helping our members stay healthy. If you have any questions, please contact your assigned Trillium Provider Engagement Representative.

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Harm Reduction & Bridges to Care Clinic: Substance Use Disorder Treatment

The Harm Reduction & Bridges to Care clinic (HRBR) is a collaboration between OHSU and the Oregon Health Authority. This virtual clinic provides evidence-based, low barrier, on-demand access to medications for addiction treatment to people who are interested in cutting back or stopping their drug or alcohol use. 

The HRBR team consists of physicians, advance practice providers, a social worker, care transitions coordinators, patient access specialists, and certified recovery mentors/peer support specialists. The clinic accepts any insurance and no insurance. Patients without insurance will be referred to OHSU Patient Financial Assistance to screen for insurance and financial assistance eligibility.

To engage in treatment, members just need access to a tablet or smart phone and be physically located in Oregon.

For more information, please visit the HRBR website or contact your assigned health plan Provider Engagement Representative.

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Opioid Overdose Public Health Surveillance Update

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and partners across Oregon are working to prevent deaths from opioid overdose. OHA and Oregon Essence recently shared their October 31, 2024 monthly opioid overdose surveillance update (PDF):

Statewide summary:

  • Mortality data for 2024 are in process; as a result numbers for recent months may change. Totals by year are as follows:
    • 2019 unintentional opioid overdose deaths total 280.
    • 2020 unintentional opioid overdose deaths total 472.
    • 2021 unintentional opioid overdose deaths total 738.
    • 2022 unintentional opioid overdose deaths total 956.
    • 2023 unintentional opioid overdose deaths total 1416.
    • 2024 unintentional opioid overdose deaths currently total 392.
  • The number of opioid overdose visits to EDs and UCCs in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2024 are fewer than 2023.

View the full Opioid Overdose Public Health Surveillance Update (PDF)

For additional resources, please visit OHA's Reducing Opioid Overdose and Misuse webpage.

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Mark Your Calendars for Trillium Provider Collaborative: Point Click Care Portal

Please join us for Trillium's Fourth Quarter Provider Collaborative! We'll discuss the Point Click Care (PCC) portal, formally Collective Medical, and how it can be used to address the Initiation and Engagement of SUDs Treatment (IET) measure.

Guest speakers Matthew Ver Eecke and Sarah Watt from Point Click Care will give a demo of the PCC Portal and the IET Cohort offered by Trillium. Please come prepared with questions to ask the experts on this helpful tool!

  • Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Microsoft Teams Meeting Link and Call-In info below
  • If you did not receive the calendar invite, please contact your Quality Representative

Microsoft Teams
Join the meeting now
Meeting ID: 247 203 835 179
Passcode: nVGM5S

Dial in by phone
+1 816-702-6560,,187764805# United States, Kansas City
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 187 764 805#

We look forward to connecting with you!

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Reminder: Lane County Trillium Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Availability Survey

In the Lane County CCO region, Trillium Behavioral Health has transitioned from monthly phone calls to an online survey to assess provider availability and your program openings. This will streamline the process for you as well as ensure we are able to provide members with the most accurate provider information. You should expect to receive the survey link via email on the first Monday of every month.

As always, we deeply appreciate the valuable work that you are doing for our Trillium members and our community at large. At the top of each survey, you will find contact information for Emma St. Clair and Erinn Stevens. Please reach out to both of them directly if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to partnering with you on this new process!

Complete the Lane County Trillium Behavioral Health Provider Availability Survey

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