Screening for Substance Use Disorders/Alcohol Use Disorder

Provides information on Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial reinsurance reimbursement for SBIRT in Wisconsin

Provides tools, strategies, best practices, and resources, including guidance for reporting the Healthcare Effectiveness Datat and Information Set alcohol measure using Electronic Clinical Data Systems

Describes why SBIRT for substance use and behavioral health is particularly important in the era of COVID-19, describing its cost-effectiveness and return on investment

Describes the updates made in 2019 to the SBIRT Coding & Reimbursement Guide

A pilot, non-inferiority study designed to see if Remote Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment is just as successful at lowering drinking as SBIRT, while increasing the number of patients seen, decreasing costs, and maintaining efficacy of the intervention

Highlights the benefits and goals of SBIRT, including its cost-effectiveness, in a one-page summary

Describes the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Clinical Quality Measure for SBIRT

Report concludes that offering SBIRT in emergency department settings produces overall cost savings

Provides information on risk factors for alcohol and psychoactive medication misuse among older adults, guidance, and resources for screening for unhealthy alcohol use among this population

Describes alcohol use among older adults as a health issue, guidelines for alcohol use, the association of alcohol use with depression and anxiety, and SBIRT as a strategy for addressing unhealthy alcohol use among older adults