American Society of Addiciton Medicine

Private Practice

Practice Management

Private Practice

ASAM offers resources that addiction specialist physicians and other clinicians need in private practice.

Private Practice


The ASAM Standards of Care

The Standards of Care for the Addiction Specialist Physician (The Standards) address the unique responsibilities borne by a physician who manages or oversees the care of a patient with addiction and related disorders. They are intended to support quality improvement activities conducted by health care provider systems, health care quality entities, medical specialty certification boards, and by individual physicians monitoring their own performance in their own practices.