1. WHO WHAT WHE WHERE WHEN HOW WHY 1 2 3 4 The PA SBIRT Vision:
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach for early identification and intervention with patients whose patterns of alcohol and/or drug use put their health at risk.1
WHAT
WHERE
WHE
Current PA SBIRT Project Sites
Sharon Medical Group Family Medicine
EMPOWER3 Center for Health
Altoona Family Physicians
UPMC Pregnancy Care Center 1 2 3 4
PA SBIRT aims to partner with healthcare sites to implement SBIRT services throughout the Commonwealth.
WHEN
Over the course of the 5-year project period, PA SBIRT project sites will receive personalized training and technical assistance to seamlessly integrate SBIRT services into the clinical workflow.
EVIDENCE BASED IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
PERSONALIZED CLINICAL TRAINING & PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT
PREMIER SBIRT TRAINING CURRICULUM
HOW
INTEGRATED CARE COORDINATION ACTIVITES
PA has the 14th highest drug overdose mortality rate in the U.S. (15.3 per 100,000). 2
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD INTEGRATION
WHY
Only 6% of adults seeking SUD treatment in PA had access within two weeks. 3
ROBUST CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
TIMELY AND ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION TOOLS
The PA SBIRT Vision:
Ensure that every patient in our primary care clinics receives the right screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) services by the right providers every time.
HEALTH SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION EXPERTISE

2. Works Cited:
Babor TF, McRee BG, Kassebaum PA, Grimaldi PL, Ahmed K, Bray J. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Toward a public health approach to the management of substance abuse. Substance Abuse. 2007; 28(3):7-30.
Lang A, Segal L, Trust for America's Health. Pennsylvania has the 14th Highest Drug Overdose Mortality Rate in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Trust for America's Health; 2013.
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. Behavioral health trends in the United States: Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2014.