Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Describes how to implement evidence into practice through facilitation, supporting the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework

Mixed-methods research study that provides insights into the challenges and successes of behavioral health integration into primary care

Presents how alcohol consumption has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, using results from a web-based survey collected in May 2020

Provides general information about telehealth, how to talk with a patient about telehealth options; finding telehealth options through insurance, federally qualified health centers, and other sources; COVID-19 self-assessment tools; a digital telehealth directory and emergency hotlines.

Provides state-level information on laws addressing requirements that health plans provide the same levels of benefits for alcohol-related disorders as they do for medical and surgical conditions

Study of health care utilization after implementation of SBIRT in primary care, which finds that the costs of implementing SBIRT would be offset by reduction in health care utilization

Describes findings from an evaluation of a pilot implementation of a program to address unhealthy alcohol use in primary care, demonstrating the importance of active practice facilitation

Describes a screening system and workflow developed for primary care and behavioral health integration in a rural clinic that involves use of tablets and a provider alert in the electronic health record

Report that offers a literature review and summary of 21 key informant interviews with harm reduction staff from across the United States

Finds that self-administered screening and screening at any primary care visit is associated with greater detection of high-risk alcohol use, and that clinics with more practice facilitation have greater implementation of the counseling script for those who screen positive