Family members are guided through a questionnaire regarding their loved one’s use of substances and readiness for change, and then receive feedback, education, and local resources―including referrals―to help them help their loved one.Īccording to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 10% of the U.S. With ePrevention, providers, organizations, and communities can also offer education and support to the families of individuals struggling with substance use disorder. Treatment providers can even embed ePrevention screeners within their own websites and receive resulting self-referrals electronically. When an individual’s responses indicate they would benefit from a clinical evaluation or treatment, ePrevention can seamlessly facilitate referrals to a provider through CHESS Heath’s eIntervention solution.
This solution can be offered through schools, employers, clinics, mobile response teams, healthcare provider websites, and more. The CHESS Health ePrevention solution improves upon the clinical practice of SBIRT―Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment―by applying online screening that leads to better results, delivers more effective interventions, and facilitates closed-loop referrals to treatment. In addition to improving screening effectiveness, we improve the resulting brief intervention and referral process, which has also always been difficult for clinicians to do.” It speaks to the common issues prevalent in current efforts, which include too few individuals being screened for substance use or ineffective screening from reluctance to discuss substance use. “Our new ePrevention solution makes screening for SUD – including use of alcohol, marijuana, and other substances - more accessible and more actionable. “Prevention is an essential component in combatting the substance use disorder crisis,” said Hans Morefield, Chief Executive Officer, CHESS Health. It complements the existing solutions available through CHESS Health’s clinically proven platform, which include eIntervention and eRecovery. The ePrevention solution aims to reduce the onset of SUD by enhancing the capabilities of healthcare providers and community organizations to identify at-risk individuals and when appropriate, offer evidence-based interventions. Rochester, NY, J(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - CHESS Health, the leading provider of evidence-based digital health solutions addressing the individual and societal crisis of substance use disorder (SUD), today announced the newest solution within its digital platform. EPrevention Improves Upon the Clinical Practice of SBIRT―Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment