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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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Getting Paid for MAT: Sustainable Reimbursement Series

This webinar series includes resources and trainings related to administering and reimbursement for medications for addiction treatment, including reimbursement for telehealth for substance use disorders.

Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Integrated Subtance Abuse Programs; Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

How Has Drinking Behavior Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Presents how alcohol consumption has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, using results from a web-based survey collected in May 2020
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Barbosa C, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
4.9 MB

How Practices Can Advance the Implementation of Integrated Care in the COVID-19 Era

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
File Size
295 KB

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

Improving Adolescent Health: Facilitating Change for Excellence in SBIRT Change Package

This tool outlines a framework for implementing adolescent SBIRT within primary care. The framework includes operational guidance for adopting strategies to create optimal conditions for change, as well as clinical areas for action for SBIRT implementation. 

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Youth SBIRT
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
26 MB

Incorporating Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention into Practice

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
File Size
828 KB

Integrating Behavioral Health Into Primary Care: Best Practices and Learnings

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
File Size
429 KB

Integrating Mental Health and Addiction Treatment into General Medical Care: The Role of Policy

Explores the role of policy in integrating mental health and substance use treatment in medical care, including suggestions for future strategies to improve integration
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
McGinty EE, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link
File Size
478 KB