Updated: July 2, 2024
Initiative
New York Medication for Addiction Treatment and Electronic Referrals Network (NY
MATTERS)
Contractor
University Emergency Medical Services
Award Period
11/1/2023 to 10/31/2025
Total Amount for Initiative
$8,000,000 over two years
Number of Awards
1
Overview
The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute contracts with University Emergency Medical Services to expand the New York section of a secure patient data exchange system, known as Medication for Addiction Treatment & Electronic Referrals.
NY MATTERS is a collection of resources to initiate care and quickly link patients to appropriate treatment. It utilizes an electronic platform hosted by New York State Department of Health to efficiently refer patients with opioid use disorder to community-based clinics. New York State Department of Health has recognized a need to enhance existing mechanisms to meet the expanding needs of New York State residents who are battling opioid addiction. The system is intended to develop efficient linkage of patients to care, provide access to integrated telemedicine evaluations, allow for medication/transportation vouchers to be issued to patients in need, provide a mechanism to continuously engage patients, coordinate harm reduction supplies, provide social determinants of health support and evaluate ongoing retention in treatment.
Funding supports expansion of the NY MATTERS network to regions throughout the state that do not have a robust service infrastructure, including rural communities, counties with low health rankings, high opioid burden counties and communities of color. This funding allows the NY MATTERS team to integrate more comprehensive follow-up services for those being referred through the platform.