Unhealthy Alcohol Use Tools & Resources

One step of the AIMS Center Collaborative Care Implementation Guide that discusses using registries for patient tracking, potentially within their electronic health record;includes links to tracking systems and resources that require licenses, special re

Presents information about Medicaid coverage of MAT for opioid and alcohol dependence; covers treatment and cost-effectiveness and includes examples of innovative approaches in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maryland

Tool to help practices understand where they are in terms of being patient centered and identify opportunities to improve and track progress when making changes

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy, comparative effectiveness, and harms of medications (both FDA approved and others) for adults with alcohol use disorders; evaluates evidence from primary care settings

Guides primary care practices in adapting alcohol SBI to their practice; involves steps required to plan, implement, and improve this process

Presentation for healthcare providers about the basics of implementing SBIRT

Describes a model of primary care called the 10 building blocks of high-performing primary care, which describe existing high-performing practices and serve as a model for improvement

Systematic review of 24 review articles that concludes that literature supports brief intervention in primary care settings to address unhealthy alcohol use

Guide to selecting a treatment option

Describes development of a comprehensive checklist of determinants of practice, or factors that enable or prevent practice improvements; also includes worksheets to facilitate use of the checklist in quality improvement projects