Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches

Examines strategies reported in emergency department-based screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment studies that employ non-face-to-face modalities for high-risk alcohol use

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

Customizable slide deck for communicating the value of primary care and behavioral health integration to health care providers, organizational leadership, and policymakers to help garner buy-in for implementation

Assesses the adoption of psychiatric eConsults within 22 primary care clinics in a large integrated delivery system serving the Twin Cities region of Minnesota (Allina Health)

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

Describes the study protocol for an AHRQ grantee's unhealthy alcohol use intervention and evaluation that includes practice facilitation, quality improvement coaching, electronic health record support, training, and expert consultation

Exploratory study that examines the feasibility of a new Remote Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment model

Assists in training new practice facilitators, intended to equip them with the knowledge needed to support meaningful improvement in primary care

Concludes that alcohol screening and brief intervention in medical settings offers an economic benefit to health care costs

Report on cost-effectiveness of SBIRT based on study of three primary care practices, which demonstrates the cost savings calculations using graphs and tables