Behavioral health integration model

Integration of Behavioral Health and Medical Services

Objectives: This study aimed to assess patient satisfaction withbehavioral health consultation in a primary and specialty care setting and to gauge patient interest in other behavioral health services. Methods: We surveyed patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (N 1⁄4 65), following a brief behavioral health consultation about their satisfaction with the experience and their interest in various...

Preparing the Workforce for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration.

PURPOSE To identify how organizations prepare clinicians to work together to integrate behavioral health and primary care. METHODS Observational cross-case comparison study of 19 U.S. practices, 11 participating in Advancing Care Together, and 8 from the Integration Workforce Study. Practices varied in size, ownership, geographic location, and experience delivering integrated care. Multidisci...

Primary care/behavioral health integration efforts in North Carolina.

Health Link Alberta: a model for successful health service integration.

Health Link Alberta is a model of successful regional integration. Launched as a single-region service in 2000, Health Link Alberta was rolled out as a province-wide service in 2003, operating as one service from two sites (Calgary and Edmonton). Provincial integration of Health Link Alberta was successful because it took the time to establish collaborative governance structures, build relation...

The Role and Functions of Embedded Behavioral Health Providers in VA Primary Care-Mental Health Integration