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Implementing the Plan for Integrating Behavioral Health in Your Ambulatory Care Setting | The Academy
in Your Ambulatory Care Setting
Implementing the Plan for Integrating Behavioral Health in Your Ambulatory … care, and developing processes to monitor patients and maintain engagement in care. … Health Services
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Establish Protocols … and Clinical Workflows to Manage and Treat Your Patients
A transition to integrated care requires protocols
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Health Disparities Across the United States | The Academy
This report uses recently available data to assess each State and Washington, DC, on 47 measures of access … to healthcare, quality of care, health outcomes, and income-based healthcare disparities. … Key findings of the report are:
The rise in deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug overdose is a national … A report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Rural-Urban Disparities in Health Care in … In addition, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality produces the annual National Healthcare Quality
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**COVID-19 and Your Behavioral Health | The Academy
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03/25/20
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration … Read about ways to care for your behavioral health during these experiences and find resources for more … help at Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health: Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation … Connect With Us
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Obtain Behavioral Health Expertise and Build a Culture of Integration | The Academy
providers and staff to work in a team-based model of care. … The setting has behavioral health expertise and staff at hand to accomplish the functions of integrated … Some provider types may be in short supply in your area, and certain behavioral health services may not … to improve behavioral health access, standardizing documentation processes, and addressing privacy and … Center for Health Care Innovation at Group Health Research Institute)(This link will open in new window
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Educate Patients and Families About Integrated Ambulatory Care | The Academy
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Educate Patients and Families About Integrated Ambulatory Care … more likely to communicate a behavioral health need to their provider and become advocates for the benefits … The North Star can act as a goal or guide toward your desired state of integration. … ) (PDF - 0.32 MB)(This link will open in new window)
Behavioral Health Services Brochure (Hahnemann … highlights the Mental Health Integration Program at MaineHealth by featuring a patient’s experience.
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Planning for Integrating Behavioral Health in Your Ambulatory Care Setting | The Academy
in Your Ambulatory Care Setting
It is important to have a plan in place before you begin implementing … Planning involves creating a clear vision and game plan for integrating behavioral health in your setting … Tailor the Care Team
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Integrating Behavioral Health and Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Checklist | The Academy
Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Checklist
Integrating Behavioral Health and Ambulatory Care refers to … care from a practice team of primary care and behavioral health clinicians, working together with patients … and families, using a systematic and cost-effective approach to provide patient-centered care for a … As you plan for integrating behavioral health in your setting, use the checklist and discussion with … Tailor the Care Team
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What Not to Do | The Academy
Don’t delay efforts to engage providers. … Secure Financial Support for Behavioral Health Services Don’t dive into integration without a plan for … Don’t maximize billing at the expense of medical and behavioral health outcomes. … Don’t screen all patients for depression and other behavioral health conditions at every visit. … The shared care plan should function as a living document that members of the care team refer to and
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Updated Behavioral Health Workforce Projections | The Academy
Health Workforce Projections
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03/29/19
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA … HRSA also developed a report that provides State-level projections (PDF – 1.5 MB) of the supply and demand … Understanding trends in availability and distribution of the workforce is critical when working to improve … access to behavioral health services. … Connect With Us
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Using the Playbook | The Academy
health in your setting. … of a seamlessly integrated behavioral health and ambulatory care setting. … in which patients have full access to outcome-changing behavioral health services as part of their overall … Incorporate integration into your practice in a way that supports the unique mission and values of your … Tailor the Care Team
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Behavioral Health Challenges Related to COVID-19 | The Academy
Products Playbooks Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Playbook Medication-Assisted Treatment … Measure What Is Integrated Behavioral Health Care (IBHC)? … intervention and prevention efforts to address COVID-19-associated behavioral health conditions should … Community-level efforts, including communication strategies, should target those at increased risk for … Connect With Us
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Policy & Financing | The Academy
is to integrate primary care and behavioral health services. … bill for services related to integrated behavioral health and primary care within the current financial … Health Services (PDF - 154.85 KB) and a related CMS press release . … Whatever happens in future health care redesign efforts, integrating behavioral health and primary care … U.S. health care from a global perspective: spending, use of services, prices, and health in 13 countries
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Collect and Use Data for Quality Improvement | The Academy
The practice uses data (1) at the patient level to identify, treat, and manage patients; and (2) at the … Do the available data allow you to aggregate information at the practice level for monitoring and improving … They had to negotiate with organizational leaders in each region to obtain data on productivity, access … Improving patient experience.
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Engaging Patients in Improving Ambulatory Care: A Compendium
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Education & Workforce | The Academy
to adopt an integrated behavioral health model on a widespread basis, education and training of the … Medical care and behavioral health care have been in separate silos in terms of organization, service … Similarly, some analysts (PDF - 526.13 KB) project up to a 25 percent increase in the shortage of primary … for State Mental Health Authorities (2005) (PDF - 503.5 KB) - National Association of State Mental Health … Care Management
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C9. Young Adult Health Care Survey Measures | The Academy
(mean Cronbach’s alpha = .77).
2000-2001: Washington State Department of Health to assess for quality … of care provided to adolescents enrolled in Medicaid in Snohomish County. … Findings were similar to those shown by Bethell and colleagues.
2002: New York State Department of Health … to "pilot" the YAHCS for assessing quality of care in five chosen health plans. … cahmi@ohsu.edu
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC):
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Observations from Exemplary Sites | The Academy
a Mission and Vision Focused on Integrated Care (pg. 28) (PDF - 1.25 MB)(This link will open in new … . 65) (PDF - 1.25 MB)(This link will open in new window)
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Atlas of Integrated Behavioral Health Care Quality Measures | The Academy
to improve health outcomes for patients and health care delivery within practices. … Integrated behavioral health care can systematically enhance a primary care practice’s ability to effectively … behavioral health services, there is a growing need for quality measures that are rigorous and appropriate … measures and development efforts are needed. … were designed to measure coordinated care in general and can be adapted to measure integrated care.
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Develop a Shared Care Plan | The Academy
in relation to their health and health care. … In integrated care settings, it is vital that all members of the care team have access to the same information … All members of the integrated care team have access to the care plan and practice in accord with it. … Access Community Health Centers in Madison, WI, ensures that psychiatrists and other providers have access … Patients in Integrated Health Care (Maine Health Access Foundation) (PDF - 0.30 MB)(This link will open
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Atlas Disclaimer and Copyright | The Academy
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Health IT | The Academy
These include using the EHR to:
Identify where a patient is in the integrated workflow (e.g., patient … A range of other forms of health IT can be used for important functions, such as:
Email and apps to … self-management and to link to peer and other community support services,
Health information exchanges … tools (in the EHR or apps) to support evidence-based clinical care, and
Data from EHRs, registries, … health and primary care should also learn the relevant state privacy regulations , which can sometimes