Measuring the integration of primary care and behavioral health services

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...

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...

Primary care/behavioral health integration efforts in North Carolina.

Behavioral health providers' perspectives of delivering behavioral health services in primary care: a qualitative analysis

BACKGROUND Co-located, collaborative care (CCC) is one component of VA's model of Integrated Primary Care that embeds behavioral health providers (BHPs) into primary care clinics to treat commonly occurring mental health concerns among Veterans. Key features of the CCC model include time-limited, brief treatments (up to 6 encounters of 30 minutes each) and emphasis on multi-dimensional function...

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