Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Primary Care

Tools and resources used to implement SBIRT for alcohol or other substance use disorders in primary care settings

Transitioning Patients from Outpatient Mental Health Services to Primary Care: A Rapid Literature Review

A literature review describing common practices for transitioning patients from specialty mental health care to primary care, including substance use

Time to ACT: Launching an Addiction Care Team (ACT) in an Urban Safety-Net Health System

Presents an approach to developing and implementing an interprofessional ACT in a health system, with key factors to consider and lessons learned, such as aligning improvement areas with health system leadership priorities and involving leadership in goal creation

The Telehealth Explainer Series: A Toolkit for State Legislators

This toolkit provides an overview of State telehealth roles, key legislative actions, and a series of briefs exploring opportunities and challenges related to telehealth policy.

The Telehealth Era is Just Beginning

Describes the process for adoption of telehealth for patient care inside Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain Healthcare, showing the benefits of telehealth in reducing expensive and unnecessary trips to hospitals, how it can make care safer and more efficient and address disparities in care, and discussing what is needed to help other health systems adopt this new technology

The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Adult Alcohol Registry, an Electronic Health Records-Based Registry of Patients With Alcohol Problems: Development and Implementation

Describes the process of implementing an electronic health records-based registry of adult patients with unhealthy alcohol use in a health system in California

The Effectiveness of Teleconsultations in Primary Care: Systematic Review

Systematic review of the literature looking at the efficacy of using remote technology to deliver primary care and exploring the impact of using technology versus receiving in-person care

The Critical Role of Health Information Technology in the Safe Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care to Improve Patient Care

Explores the use of technology to facilitate behavioral health and primary care integration with a focus on (1) screening for behavioral health issues, (2) clinician documentation, and (3) sharing data among clinicians, patients, and authorized parties. Details action-oriented recommendations and strategies for safe use of health IT for stakeholders and policymakers seeking to advance efforts to integrate behavioral health with primary care