Email UpdatesCenter on Rural Addiction: Resources
This website has a variety of resources, including recorded webinars, slides, guides, and other tools, for rural practitioners working with patients with substance use disorders.
Medical Providers
Changes in Medicaid Telehealth Policies Due to COVID-19
This document characterizes Medicaid telehealth policies in each State both before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and afterwards, including details about eligible providers who can deliver services and payment policies.
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Targeting Alcohol or Other Drug Use and Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders: A Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis reviewed 15 clinical trials examining the efficacy of an integrated cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBI) delivered to individuals with an alcohol or other drug use disorder and a co-occurring mental health disorder, suggesting that integrated CBI showed promise for interventions targeting alcohol use
Computerized Relational Agent to Deliver Alcohol Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Randomized trial of a relational agent-based intervention for alcohol use disorder (AUD), showing that technology can be leveraged to deliver screening and referral to treatment for AUD in primary care medical settings
Cost Benefits of Investing Early In Substance Abuse Treatment
This fact sheet discusses the benefits of early screening, brief intervention, and referrral to treatment, including saving lives and reducing health care costs.
Coding for Screening and Brief Intervention Reimbursement
This web page outlines guidance from SAMHSA related to reimbursement for screening and brief intervention through insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Brief Alcohol Interventions in U.S. Medical Settings: A Systematic Review of the Implementation Literature
A review article that summarizes the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment implementation strategies used in the U. S.
Best Practices for EMR Configuration: Meeting New Quality Requirements
This guide details best practices for using electronic medical record (EMR) systems to document and capture data in California primary care settings that meet quality reporting requirements, including information about screening for substance use disorders.
Best Practices for Telehealth During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Provides background information and resources for practices expanding use of telehealth during COVID-19, including resources specific to behavioral health and telehealth
Brief Alcohol Interventions With Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Literature
Review article that anaylzes empirical studies examining the effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions (BAIs) for at-risk-older adults suggesting that BAIs are effective in reducing alcohol consumption in an older-adult population