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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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Measures of Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Quality of Telemedicine in the Management of Alcohol Abuse, Addiction, and Rehabilitation: Systematic Review

Systematic review to evaluate the measures of effectiveness, efficiency, and quality that result from the utilization of telemedicine in the management of alcohol abuse, addiction, and rehabilitation
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Kruse CS, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Medicare Learning Network Booklet: Telehealth Services (PDF - 2.71 MB)

Grade B

Explains topics related to billing Medicare and Medicaid for telehealth services, such as billing codes, policies, and application during COVID-19

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers

Provides assistance, education, and information to organizations and individuals who are actively providing or interested in providing healthcare at a distance through events, resources, webinars, techncial assistance, and an interactive map used to find the affiliated regional telehealth resource center

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Pain in the Nation Update: Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths in 2018 (PDF - 1.2 MB)

Examines trends in deaths related to substance use, including alcohol use across the United States. Also discusses research looking at causes of deaths and potential policy and program solutions aimed at addressing these issues, including the Well Being Trust's Healing the Nation Policy Framework
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Well Being Trust, Trust for America's Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Policies to Improve Substance Use Disorder Treatment With Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Identifies four steps that will help to ensure that a broader transition to telehealth will be successful in improving the health outcomes of patients with substance use disorders
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
States
Source
Drake C, et al.
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Practice Facilitation to Implement Alcohol-related Care in Veterans Health Administration Liver Clinics: A Study Protocol (PDF - 1.4 MB)

Describes the methodology of a study that aims to test a 6-month practice facilitation for managing unhealthy alcohol use in Veterans Health Administration liver clinics
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Frost MC, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Practice Facilitation to Promote Evidence-Based Screening and Management of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care: A Practice-Level Randomized Controlled Trial (PDF - 824 KB)

Describes randomized controlled trial that uses practice facilitation for implementing screening, counseling, and treatment for unhealthy alcohol use, proposing that practice facilitation can make changes related to managing unhealthy alcohol use within a practice
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
Huffstetler AN, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Practice Facilitator Resources for Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Offers interactive modules for practice facilitators with comprehensive and practical information about unhealthy alcohol use that can be applied to primary care practices
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Year
Resource Type
Web Page