Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources
A collection of tools and resources for managing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, intended for use by providers, organizational leadership, other team members, and patients.
Development and Use of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Behavioral Health Screening in Primary Care Clinics
Study that focuses on design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical decision support (CDS) tools using an EHR system to address depression, alcohol use, and prescription misuse; results highlight that CDS tools allow primary care providers focus more on patient treatment plans and promote use of other clinical staff
Development of a Primary Care Guide for Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol Use With Epic-Based Electronic Health Record Tools: A Pilot Dissemination Project
Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations: Systematic Review and Recommendations
Documentation and Charge Capture Process: Medication-Assisted Treatment
Provides information on how to best address intake, billing, and coding procedures in community health centers, which are critical aspects in positive patient outcomes
DSM-5 11-Item Alcohol Symptom Checklist
Checklist used after a high AUDIT-C score to engage a patient in dialogue on alcohol and other drug-related symptoms; provides guidance on assessing the severity of an alcohol and/or other drug use disorder
Effectiveness of Brief Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care Populations
Review that examined brief intervention implementation in general practice or emergency care settings and effects in reducing heavy drinking, finding that brief interventions can reduce alcohol consumption in hazardous and harmful drinkers compared to minimal or no intervention
Effectiveness of Brief Interventions in Primary Health Care Settings To Decrease Alcohol Consumption by Adult Non-Dependent Drinkers: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews
Review of systematic reviews that evaluated the effectiveness of brief interventions in primary healthcare settings to decrease alcohol consumption in non-alcoholic adult drinkers; found that brief interventions have a moderate effect on reducing alcohol consumption people who consume excessive amounts of alcohol