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Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-occurring Conditions

ASAM Criteria Designated Training

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Virtual and In-person ASAM Training

Our ASAM Designated Trainers—formerly clinicians—are immersed in the Fourth Edition updates and prepared to help your team consistently use and apply The ASAM Criteria for the development of effective Level of Care and Treatment Planning Assessments.

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The ASAM Criteria - Print Version

ASAM print edition book

The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive set of guidelines that use a holistic, person-centered approach to developing treatment plans for patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions.

The revised standards have been crafted using a rigorous methodology for scientific evidence review and consensus development. The result is an update that is easier to understand and apply for improved patient care.

New in this edition:

  • Color-coding system organizes information into easily identifiable sections, facilitating quicker access to key content
  • Redesigned charts and graphics distill complex concepts into simpler, clearer explanations
  • Updated guidelines reflect the current state of scientific evidence and clinical practice, and integrate more person-centered considerations when assessing level of care

The ASAM Criteria - Digital Version

ASAM digital version

The digital version brings the full value of The ASAM Criteria to life in an engaging and accessible interface. With an intuitive, user-friendly design and practical features, the digital edition can be an essential tool for your practice.

Key features:

  • Copy-and-paste exact language from the Dimensional Admission Criteria to expedite the authorization process
  • Custom tools allow you to highlight and bookmark content, create notes, and organize important information into folders
  • Contextually relevant expert videos, case studies, and resources provide insights and support for using the standards with your patients
  • Regular updates deliver new supplementary resources as they become available
  • Free annual ASAM updates provided as they become available

Here's how the reimagined ASAM Digital experience changes patient care:

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Print

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ASAM print edition book

The nation’s most widely used treatment standards are redesigned based on the latest scientific evidence and real-world user feedback. Price starts at $140/per book, with bulk pricing available for 20+ books. As the sole publisher of The Fourth Edition, nowhere else can you get potential savings of up to 11%.

Price starts at $140/per book and savings up to 11%

Digital

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ASAM digital experience

The ASAM Criteria has been remade into an intuitive and accessible digital tool, full of value-added features that aid in learning and applying the standards in clinical practice. Price starts at $180/year, with both multi-year and multi-seat holder bulk pricing available. Access to the digital version of The Fourth Edition is exclusive to Hazelden. Only we can offer a potential savings of up to 46% savings

Price starts at $180/per year and savings up to 46%

The ASAM Criteria integrated product line—print, digital, and training—equips you with the tools and education needed for better implementation to ease the stressors surrounding licensing and care reimbursement compliance for a new set of patient placement criteria.

  • Quality care

    Improved
    quality of care

  • Workflow

    Eased
    workflow

  • Rate of approval

    Increased rates
    of care approval

Not Convinced Yet?

See why others trust Hazelden Betty Ford and ASAM’s proven addiction and behavioral health professional and patient resources.

“Easy access, cutting-edge, innovative.”

A Provider on The ASAM Criteria Digital Version

“Lots of resources therapists could use in session. I love knowing there is research behind it.”

A Provider on Hazelden’s Behavioral Health Program