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Evaluation of an electronic clinical reminder to facilitate brief alcohol-counseling interventions in primary care.

Williams EC, Achtmeyer CE, Kivlahan DR, Greenberg D, Merrill JO, Wickizer TM, Koepsell TD, Heagerty PJ, Bradley KA. Evaluation of an electronic clinical reminder to facilitate brief alcohol-counseling interventions in primary care. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. 2010 Sep 1; 71(5):720-5.

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Abstract:

Availability of a clinical reminder to facilitate brief intervention did not, alone, result in substantial use of the clinical reminder. More active implementation efforts may be needed to get brief interventions onto the agenda of busy primary care providers.





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