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Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

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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.

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Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Instrumental Role of the Primary Care Provider

Presents the role of the primary care provider in screening, brief intervention, and treatment for alcohol use disorder, including information about the role and importance of using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic
Link
https://umaryland.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/umaryland/recording/9ad445351967103abe790050568f9b64/playback
Format
Curriculum
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
University of Maryland (UMD); Salwan J
Year
Resource Type
Video

Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Using the Brief Negotiation Interview (BNI) Across Diverse Populations

These are conference proceedings from the Technology, Mind, and Society 2021 symposium, which addressed various technology-enabled SBIRT to treatment approaches, focusing specifically on efforts at incorporating artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing) in this work.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Graduate Education
Other Team Members
Source
Pantalon MV, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
105 KB

Best Practice Guide: Telehealth for Direct-to-Consumer Care

This web page guides providers on direct-to-consumer telehealth, including ways to integrate telehealth into their workflow to meet the needs of their patients and practice, developing a direct-to-consumer strategy, and billing for telehealth.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Capacity of Primary Care to Deliver Telehealth in the United States

Study of the capacity of primary care practices around the country to provide health services, including mental health and substance use treatment, via telehealth, with suggestions for future implementation of telehealth expansion in primary care
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
Source
Jetty A, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
387 KB

Computerized Relational Agent to Deliver Alcohol Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Randomized trial of a relational agent-based intervention for alcohol use disorder (AUD), showing that technology can be leveraged to deliver screening and referral to treatment for AUD in primary care medical settings
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Rubin A, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.1 MB

Evidence for the Effectiveness and Acceptability of e-SBI or e-SBIRT in the Management of Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use in Pregnant and Post-partum Women

Reviews current evidence for the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral (SBIRT) to treatment delivered through mHealth technologies and explores implications of using mHealth to address alcohol use among pregnant and post-partum women
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Wouldes TA, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
518 KB

Health IT Playbook Section 11: Specialists

This playbook section provides health information technology (IT) guidance for specialists, including guidance on health information exchange and electronic health record workflow tools, case studies, and best practices.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Organizational Leadership
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Implementation of Behavioral Health Integration in Small Primary Care Settings: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Mixed-methods research study that provides insights into the challenges and successes of behavioral health integration into primary care
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Goldman ML, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Implementation Science: Effective, Engaging Strategies for Virtual Implementation Facilitation

As part of the AcademyHealth's series highlighting takeaways from the 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, this blog post explores opportunities and challenges of remote implementation facilitation and shares best practices for effective engagement during and after the pandemic.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Bresnick J
Year
Resource Type
Article