Implementation of evidence-based alcohol screening in the Veterans Health Administration

• Published in: The American journal of managed care Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 597
• Main Authors: Bradley, Katharine A, Williams, Emily C, Achtmeyer, Carol E, Volpp, Bryan, Collins, Bonny J, Kivlahan, Daniel R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Ascend Media 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Alcoholism; Alcoholism - diagnosis; Analysis; Diffusion of Innovation; Evidence-Based Medicine; Health aspects; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Mass Screening - utilization; Medical Audit; Medical screening; Practice Management, Medical; Prevention; Risk factors; Service introduction; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; United States

Despite evidence-based guidelines, brief alcohol screening and counseling have not been routinely integrated into most primary care practices in the United States. To describe the results of the implementation of evidence-based alcohol screening by the Veterans Health Administration (VA) in 2004, as...