Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

Assesses the adoption of psychiatric eConsults within 22 primary care clinics in a large integrated delivery system serving the Twin Cities region of Minnesota (Allina Health)

Examines strategies reported in emergency department-based screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment studies that employ non-face-to-face modalities for high-risk alcohol use

Describes findings from evaluation of a pilot project for screening and counseling for UAU that used Epic electronic health record tools in a general internal medicine clinic, as part of AHRQ's series on Health Systems Partnership Pilot Project Reports

Available to existing Epic outpatient software users; uses the AUDIT-C and assesses other risk factors (e.g., social determinants of health), allowing users to customize if needed

Presents types of virtual practice facilitation, techniques for implementing practice facilitation activities virtually, and examples of virtual practice facilitation sessions

Toolkit of webinars and other resources that help practices use electronic health record for implementing SBIRT

Discusses policies related to using telemedicine for providing MAT

Highlights key findings about implementing evidence-based telehealth services, including legal and regulatory codes and professional ethical requirements

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

Suggests that e-SBI is an effective intervention in reducing weekly alcohol consumption