Journal Article

Describes the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety model for creating and evaluating primary care teams, based on findings from qualitative data

Describes development of a comprehensive checklist of determinants of practice, or factors that enable or prevent practice improvements; also includes worksheets to facilitate use of the checklist in quality improvement projects

Describes a model of primary care called the 10 building blocks of high-performing primary care, which describe existing high-performing practices and serve as a model for improvement

Outlines examples of clinical workflows and tasks that can help practices integrate behavioral health into primary care

Provides an overview of implementing SBIRT and integrating substance use treatment into primary care

Article that explores the relationship between the structure of primary care teams, communication between patients with excessive-alcohol use, and healthcare use

Reviews the efficacy and safety of naltrexone and acamprosate in the treatment of alcohol dependence

Literature review on the effectiveness and harms of screening and counseling for UAU, specifically focusing on test accuracy studies and randomized clinical trials, to inform the USPSTF

Review of systematic reviews that evaluated the effectiveness of brief interventions in primary healthcare settings to decrease alcohol consumption in non-alcoholic adult drinkers; found that brief interventions have a moderate effect on reducing alcohol consumption people who consume excessive amounts of alcohol

Review that examined brief intervention implementation in general practice or emergency care settings and effects in reducing heavy drinking, finding that brief interventions can reduce alcohol consumption in hazardous and harmful drinkers compared to minimal or no intervention