Improving Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Diverse, Low-Resourced Primary Care Clinics

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Examines primary care clinics participating in a practice-facilitator led implementation study aimed at improving screening brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) as well as medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder (MAUD). Analyzes 66 clinics located in the northwestern U.S. from 2019-2022 and the supportive activities they used to improve SBIRT and MAUD. Includes commentary on rural and low-resourced primary care clinics.

Melinda M. Davis, Jennifer Coury, Victoria Sanchez, et al.

BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1384

11/2024

Alcohol use · Clinics · Health screening · Primary care · Specialty care · Statistics and data