Practice Organization Implementation

Reviews quality improvement training programs in response to COVID-19 with virtual components and concludes that strategies include balancing virtual and non-virtual methods, using appropriate technology, and tailoring coaching to the practice

Examines a multisite, multimodal telepsychiatry program that has been providing direct care, synchronous consultation, and asynchronous consultation services in rural Illinois since 2016

Discusses policies related to using telemedicine for providing MAT

Includes a series of training modules about unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) for primary care practices, covering topics such as SBIRT and medication-assisted treatment, team-based care for UAU, sustainability, implementation strategies, and clinical guidelines

Demonstrates that academic detailing can be helpful, but that practice facilitation with tailored follow up is more effective for successful organizational change compared to academic detailing alone

Clinical guideline, webinar series, and various other resources that provide the latest information on the identification and management of alcohol withdrawal in patients with varying degrees of syndrome severity

Reviews ways that telehealth modalities can be used to provide treatment for serious mental illness and substance use disorders among adults; distills the research into recommendations for practice; and provides examples of how these recommendations can be implemented

Guides behavioral health services providers in developing their disaster preparedness plans, including the benefits of using EHRs and providing SBIRT to key populations during a disaster

Examines the association between providing SBIRT and healthcare costs, demonstrating that SBIRT was associated with a savings of $391 per Medicaid beneficiary

Reviews the literature on SBIRT interventions in emergency department and primary care settings, finding that the most used strategies include educating stakeholders and developing relationships. The findings indicate increase in screening but unclear evidence on brief intervention