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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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How Practices Can Advance the Implementation of Integrated Care in the COVID-19 Era (PDF - 295 KB)

This issue brief presents a literature review of primary care practices implementing integrated behavioral health care which identified the main barriers to successful integration as financing, health information technology, and workforce challenges.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Docherty M, et al.; The Commonwealth Fund
Year
Resource Type
PDF

How to Sustain Behavioral Health Care in Primary Care Practice

Clinical experts share experiences implementing and planning for the integration of behavioral and mental health care in primary care settings, and describe successful strategies, sustainability considerations, and financial implications.

Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
American Medical Association (AMA); Henry TA
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Implementing Patient-Centred Behavioural Health Integration into Primary Care Using Model-Based Systems Engineering

Design considerations for a patient-centered system model, including a description of its utilization in an implementation of a patient-centered behavioral health integration into primary care
Link
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/sres.2727
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Khayal IS, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Implementing Substance Use Screening Toolkit

This toolkit provides steps and resources such as webinars, worksheets, and workflow examples for implementing screening for substance use disorders into family planning visits.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Incorporating Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention into Practice (PDF - 828 KB)

Provides brief overview of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation, screening questions, example workflow, and billing and coding information to help family physicians implement screening and brief intervention

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care: Best Practices and Learnings (PDF - 429 KB)

Discusses a patient-centered approach to primary care and behavioral health services integration as well as lessons learned from a project implemented within one healthcare system
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Source
bi3
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Integration of Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment into Pediatric Primary Care (PDF - 570 KB)

Summarizes lessons learned over the past six years through the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's Youth Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention Strategic Initiative about the integration of SBIRT in pediatric primary care
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Year
Resource Type
PDF