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| Yubico and TrueCrypt Protect Sensitive Data in US Healthcare Project - Monday, February 08, 2010Health coaches in emergency departments and family medicine clinics in Springfield, Columbia, and St. Louis, Missouri protect their sensitive data with YubiKeys via tablet computers synchronized to a central database. read more ... |
| Screening, Brief Interventions: New Populations, Effectiveness Data - Friday, January 29, 2010The Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) program at SAMHSA provides help in an ever-growing list of venues. SBIRT is expanding to include the next generation of service providers through a new medical residency grant program. read more ... |
| MOSBIRT - Springfield Newsletter - Friday, January 15, 2010 2009 was an exciting time for the MOSBIRT team. It was a time of new beginnings and transformations, much like what this New Year, 2010, brings.
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| Drunk Drivers May Respond to Brief Motivational Interview - Friday, December 11, 2009Repeat offenders were more likely to consider change after 30-minute psychosocial intervention, study finds read more ... |
| National Quality Forum Standards for Addiction Treatment Take Major Step Toward Adoption - Tuesday, October 27, 2009A major step toward the goal of a uniform set of quality standards for addiction treatment was recently achieved. The Treatment Research Institute (TRI) hosted representatives from 25 states, accrediting bodies and federal agencies to discuss implementation of the National Quality Forum (NQF) treatment standards. read more ... |
| New TAP on Implementing Change in Substance Abuse Treatment - Tuesday, October 06, 2009Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 31: Implementing Change in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs provides guidance on integrating evidence-based practices (EBPs) into substance abuse treatment programs. read more ... |
| Screening, Brief Intervention and Medicaid Costs - Wednesday, September 23, 2009Evaluation of the WashingtonState Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (WASBIRT) Project:Cost Outcomes for Medicaid Patients Screened in Hospital Emergency Departments read more ... |
| 2008 National Findings on Drug Use and Health - Wednesday, September 23, 2009This report was prepared by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and by RTI International (a trade name of Research Triangle Institute), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Work by RTI was performed under Contract No. 283-2004-00022. read more ... |
| College Drinking Reduced by Online Interventions - Thursday, September 17, 2009College students who received Internet-based screening and brief interventions were less likely to drink alcohol, according to researchers from Australia and New Zealand. read more ... |
| Randomized Controlled Trial of Proactive Web-Based Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Univ - Thursday, September 17, 2009University students drink more heavily than their non-student peers and are often unaware that their drinking is risky and exceeds normative levels. We tested the efficacy of a proactive Web-based alcohol screening and brief intervention program. read more ... |
| Joint Commission Seeks Comments on SBIRT Proposals - Tuesday, September 08, 2009The Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is requesting public comment on proposed new hospital performance measures requiring screening, brief intervention, referral or treatment (SBIRT) for patients who show excessive alcohol use, use of illicit drugs, misuse of prescription drugs, or tobacco use. read more ... |
| Study: SBI can work in Community Hospitals - Tuesday, September 08, 2009Screening and brief intervention (SBI) can be successfully implemented in community hospitals if certain barriers are addressed and overcome. read more ... |
| New article of SBIRT impact - Friday, August 07, 2009An article by the The InSight Project Research Group entitled SBIRT Outcomes in Houston: Final Report on InSight, a Hospital District-Based Program for Patients at Risk for Alcohol or Drug Use Problems has been published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 33(8), 1374-1381. The authors conclude "The results were consistent with but of greater magnitude than most other studies reporting positive outcomes for SBIRT patients. Drug use and heavy alcohol use were found to decrease substantially from admission to follow-up. This finding holds good for all levels of drug or alcohol misuse severity, with the highest severity patients showing the largest decreases. read more ... |
| POSTPONED MO to host regional SBIRT training for Trauma Care Providers - Thursday, June 11, 2009On August 11th Missouri will host a regional training sponsored by SAMHSA and NHTSA to train trauma care providers in screening and brief interventions. The training will be held in Columbia Missouri and will be available via teleconference at multiple sites. We willhave more site information in the near future. For more information and registration go to  http://sbirt.samhsa.gov/trauma.htm |
| Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State, and Local Budgets - Thursday, June 11, 2009 |
| New Coaches on line at Cox North - Friday, June 05, 2009Following a month's worth of training two new health coaches are working at our initial site, Cox North Emergency Room. The site now sports one supervision, four coaches, and one referral liaison. |
| One Million People Learn 'How Much is Too Much?' - Thursday, April 09, 2009AlcoholScreening.org reaches milestone during National Alcohol Awareness Month
BOSTON, MA – "Is my drinking risky?" At AlcoholScreening.org, over one million people have now learned the answer to this question by taking a confidential, free online screening to assess their drinking patterns. Visitors to the free health-screening website receive personalized feedback, finding out if their alcohol consumption is likely to be within safe limits -- or if it may be harmful to their health now, or in the future. They also find out whether they drink more or less than other people of their age and gender. read more ... |
| Taking Burden Off Physicians Key to SBI Growth, New Report Says - Monday, March 09, 2009Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for addictions and other behavioral problems could save billions in healthcare costs if widely implemented as a component of national healthcare reform. But experts say that the programs need to be introduced in a systemic fashion to be effective and avoid overburdening physicians. read more ... |
| MU's MOSBIRT press release - Friday, February 27, 2009MU has published a release for the press describing the MOSBIRT project. read more ... |
| Impact of Substance Disorders on Medical Expenditures - Friday, January 16, 2009 |
| Emergency Nurses Association asks members to "BECOME A SBIRT CHAMPION!" - Monday, January 12, 2009The Emergency Nurses Association is  asking its members to become an SBIRT champion.
Their reasons in part include:
- Reduced ED visit recidivism.
- Improved patient safety in the community.
- Decreased risk for injuries (e.g., falls, ATV, motor vehicle crashes).
- Reduced risk of harm to others due to alcohol use problems (e.g., domestic violence).
- Reduced alcohol-medication adverse events.
- Increased intervention impact on ED patients and the community.
- Reduced health care costs.
- Adoption of a universal screening policy makes reimbursement more likely because alcohol use problems are not tied to the medical event.
Take a look at their brief SBIRT video. |
| DAWN report - EDs see large increase in prescription drug abuse - Monday, January 12, 2009According to a recent SAMHSA Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) report, while the total number of ED visits attributable to drug misuse and abuse was stable across 2004, 2005, and 2006, visits related to nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals increased 38%. Among the drugs most frequently implicated in nonmedical use, notable changes occurred for psychotherapeutic and CNS agents. Within these two categories, visits involving benzodiazepines increased 36%, and visits involving opiate/opioid analgesics increased 43%. Among the opiates/opioids, visits involving hydrocodone/combinations increased 44%, and visits involving oxycodone/combinations increased 56%.
You can get the full report for their site (cached copy). |
| Integrating Mental and Physical Health Services can Benefit Patients with Depression - Tuesday, January 06, 2009A new report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) found evidence that people treated for depression in primary care clinics that provide a coordinated set of mental and physical health do better and have fewer symptoms than patients who are treated at sites that just provide health services.
The report entitled Integration of Mental Health/Substance Abuse and Primary Care, also found that patients treated in specialty mental health centers appear to benefit when the facilities offer general medical care.
The report was co-funded by HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Women’s Health, and Office of Minority Health, and conducted by the AHRQ-supported University of Minnesota Evidence-based Research Center in Minneapolis. |
| SBI Program Reduces Heavy Alcohol Use and Illicit Drug Use, Study Says - Friday, November 07, 2008 |
| Gov. Blunt Announces $12.3 Million to Help Alleviate Substance Abuse in Missouri - Tuesday, October 28, 2008JEFFERSON CITY- Gov. Matt Blunt today announced the Missouri Department of Mental Health recently received a $12.3 million federal grant to support efforts to help Missourians address substance abuse problems.
"My Administration has been committed to helping Missourians access the tools they need to overcome substance abuse," Gov. Blunt said. "This grant will greatly enhance our efforts to help prevent and treat drug and alcohol problems and help strengthen families."
The Missouri Department of Mental Health was recently awarded a $12.3 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The five year grant will allow the department to support the initial development of the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) program in targeted portions of the state before expanding the program in Missouri.
The program offers immediate medical response to Missourians with drug and alcohol problems. Many Missourians with substance abuse problems seek help at emergency rooms unprepared to address their needs. The SBIRT program will help emergency rooms by introducing evidence based practices for screening and treating substance abuse problems. read more ... |
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