Email UpdatesExamples of Telehealth-Enabled Team-Based Care Implementation: SUD Care
A clinical pharmacist from Rush University Medical Center presents an example of implementation of team-based care using telehealth for substance use disorder (SUD) care.
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Evidence for the Effectiveness and Acceptability of e-SBI or e-SBIRT in the Management of Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use in Pregnant and Post-partum Women
Reviews current evidence for the use of screening, brief intervention, and referral (SBIRT) to treatment delivered through mHealth technologies and explores implications of using mHealth to address alcohol use among pregnant and post-partum women
Evaluation of Spin in the Abstracts of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Focused on Treatments of Alcohol Use Disorder
Evalutes the prescene of "spin," a biased way of reporting results, in the abstract of systematic reviews of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder, finding "spin" in more than 40% of the abstracts identified, something physicians should be aware of
Efficacy of Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone on Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: A Systematic Review
Reviews literature on naltrexone, concluding that it leads to reduced drinking although often not complete abstinence
Costs and Implementation Effectiveness of Generalist Versus Specialist Models for Adolescent Screening and Brief Intervention in Primary Care
Study analyzing the marginal service and program costs of two models of implementation of adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment finding the generalist setting to be more cost-effective than specialist care
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.
Center 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.
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
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.