Health Information Technology & Telehealth

Related to information sharing, electronic health records, health information technology, and the use of telehealth methods for MAT services.

Development and Use of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Behavioral Health Screening in Primary Care Clinics

Study that focuses on design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical decision support (CDS) tools using an EHR system to address depression, alcohol use, and prescription misuse; results highlight that CDS tools allow primary care providers focus more on patient treatment plans and promote use of other clinical staff

Preventing Excessive Alcohol Consumption: Electronic Screening and Brief Interventions (e-SBI) Task Force Finding and Rationale Statement

Outlines the main finding from the Community Preventive Services Task Force Systematic Review that recommends electronic screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) based on strong evidence of effectiveness in reducing self-reported excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among intervention participants

The Road to Connectivity: A Roadmap for Connecting to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Through Your Electronic Health Record

Guides users on how to navigate the process of connecting an electronic health record (EHR) to PDMP data through five steps: environmental scan, connection models, project plan, training and implementation, and evaluation and optimization.