Email UpdatesCDC's Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Efforts
Outlines SBI basics and provides resources related to SBI implementation, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, and CDC's efforts on UAU
Co-Occurring Medical Conditions
Related to the screening and treatment of common comorbid medical conditions, such as risk for infectious disease.
Alcohol Screening and Brief Counseling in a Primary Care Hypertensive Population: A Quality Improvement Intervention
Discusses an intervention in which implementing SBI for UAU was associated with decreased blood pressure in hypertensive primary care patients
Integration and Sustainability of Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Pharmacotherapy in Primary Care Settings
Discusses a primary care intervention in which patients with hypertension and/or diabetes received alcohol SBI and medications for alcohol use disorders
Addiction Severity Index (ASI), Fifth Ed.; Baseline (ASI-B), Addiction Severity Index, Fifth Ed.; Follow-Up (ASI-F)
Semi-structured interview addressing seven potential problem areas in substance-abusing patients: medical status, employment and support, drug use, alcohol use, legal status, family/social status, and psychiatric status
Comparing Alcohol Screening Measures Among HIV Infected and Uninfected Men
Compared the AUDIT-C and AUDIT in HIV infected and uninfected men, finding both tools performed similarly in both populations for identifying risky drinking, alcohol dependence, and UAU
Alcohol Brief Intervention in Primary Care: Blood Pressure Outcomes in Hypertensive Patients
Studies association between alcohol brief intervention and blood pressure among patients with hypertension in a primary care setting
Opioid Addiction With Psychiatric Co-Morbidities
Addresses issues related to conditions commonly comorbid with OUD.
Chronic Care Management Services
Provides background on payable chronic care management service codes, identifies eligible practitioners and patients, and details the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule billing requirements.
Connected Care Toolkit: Chronic Care Management Resources for Health Care Professionals and Communities
Includes information for healthcare professionals, professional and patient organizations, and community groups, including tips for getting started, fact sheets on the requirements for providing chronic care management in practices, and educational materials to share with patients.