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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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Efficacy of Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone on Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: A Systematic Review

Reviews literature on naltrexone, concluding that it leads to reduced drinking although often not complete abstinence
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Kedia SK, et al.
Year
Resource Type
Article

Ensuring Access to Behavioral Health Care: Making Integrated Care a Reality

This is invited testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee during the hearing on "Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration" about making behavioral health services accessible to Americans, including care for substance use disorders.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
The Commonwealth Fund; Williams RD
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
486 KB

Fact Sheet: President Biden to Announce Strategy to Address Our National Mental Health Crisis, As Part of Unity Agenda in His First State of the Union

Statement from the White House that describes the President's strategy to address the national mental health crisis by strengthening the healthcare system, connecting more people to mental health care, and transforming health and social services infrastructure to address mental health equitably
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
States
Source
The White House
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Financing the Future of Integrated Care

This decision support tool and accompanying integrated care billing modules, including those related to substance use, offer guidance to provider organizations on how to finance integrated care.

Format
Toolkit
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Further Experience with the Practice Integration Profile: A Measure of Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration

Describes the experience of continuing the validation of the Practice Integration Profile measure using internal consistency, intra-rater consistency, and inter-rater consistency with a separate and larger sample from a broader array of practices
Format
Journal Article
Audience
Organizational Leadership
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Hitt JR, et al.
Year
Resource Type
Article

How States Are Leveraging Payment to Improve the Delivery of SUD Services

This toolkit discusses Medicaid payment strategies in Arizona, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania that are being used to improve the delivery of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for patients insured through Medicaid.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
States
Other Team Members
Source
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
427 KB

How to Bill for Brief Substance and Alcohol Abuse Services

Describes how clinicians can bill for screening, brief interventions, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), including an explanation of what SBIRT services are and billing codes
Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Organizational Leadership
Source
American Psychological Association (APA) Services, Inc.
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Immediate Policy Actions to Address the National Workforce Shortage and Improve Care

Brief with policy recommendations to address healthcare workforce shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including options to expand telehealth and other support strategies to improve the provision of mental health services
Link
https://www.healthmanagement.com/insights/briefs-reports/second-behavioral-health-issue-brief-focuses-on-workforce-crisis-and-call-for-immediate-action/
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Health Management Associates; National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF