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Matthew P. Martin

Matthew P. Martin
November 18, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

Mental Healthcare: Maybe the Treatment Doesn’t Match the Diagnosis

5 minute read Most of my training and career have focused on the individual or family sitting in front of me asking for relief from their suffering. I have spent many hours learning how to engage, evaluate, and treat complex human beings who walk through the clinic door. It’s hard and rewarding work; but the […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconstress,  mental health,  policy

Matthew P. Martin
August 18, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

Waiting on Mental Health: Crisis for Services Deepens Across the U.S.

5 minute read Once upon a time, I was a behavioral medicine director at a family medicine clinic in North Carolina. Part of my job was to monitor the patient waiting list. We had normal delays like confirmation of benefits and no appointment slots. My goal was to schedule new patient appointments within 1-2 weeks […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconintegrated care,  health inequities,  policy,  government,  crisis

Matthew P. Martin
August 2, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

U.S. Mental Healthcare in the Spotlight: Can John Oliver Move the Needle?

3 minute read The recent episode on Last Week Tonight puts the failing U.S. Mental Healthcare system in the spotlight. It is a great and timely episode. You should stop reading my pedantic post and watch it now. OK, now that you’re back, let’s recap the episode and discuss what it could mean for the […]

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Matthew P. Martin
July 7, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

Back to the Future: How Integrated Care Fits with Hippocratic Medicine

3 minute read The history of medicine is a massive and fascinating subject. It shows that, over time, the goals and locations of doctors have changed. From the bedside to the library and from the hospital to the laboratory, doctors have sought out the innovation and evidence that compose our healthcare system today. In the […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconintegrated care,  history,  holistic medicine

Matthew P. Martin
June 24, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

Medicare Mental Health Workforce: Adding LMFTs and LMHCs

In January 2021, Representative Mike Thompson introduced the Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 (H.R. 432) that, among other things, would authorize Medicare payment for covered mental health and substance use services provided by licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT) and licensed mental health counselors (LMHC. The bill was referred to the Subcommittee on […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconAdvocacy,  workforce,  policy

Matthew P. Martin
June 1, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

New Bipartisan Mental Health Bill Advances to House: Implications for Integrated Care

3 minute read The House Committee on Energy and Commerce recently advanced to the house a package of bipartisan legislation geared towards improving mental and behavioral health treatment, as well as providing substance use disorder care. If passed, this bill would have direct impact on integrated care programs throughout the U.S. I will highlight some […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconintegrated care,  policy,  funding

Matthew P. Martin
May 19, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

What Is Your Philosophy of Screening? And Other Terrible Pick-Up Lines

Five minute read The title of this post is a terrible pick-up line, but it reflects my musings on how we identify patients in primary care who may benefit from behavioral health services. Health screening is standard practice in primary care. We screen for physical health, mental health, substance use, health behaviors, family functioning, social […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconPrimary Care,  screening

Matthew P. Martin
February 24, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

Choir Singing Taught Me How to Join an Integrated Care Team

7 minute read Healthcare today is a team activity. The rapid accumulation of specialized knowledge in healthcare has created a substantial need for partnerships between medical and mental health practitioners. Physicians, nurses, psychologists, pharmacists, and other health professionals must work together for patient-centered care to become a reality. These partnerships are best reflected in a […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconintegrated care,  teams,  music

Matthew P. Martin
February 15, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

Behavioral Health Policy: Recent Congressional Meetings Signal a Focus on Healthcare Crises

Five minute read Most clinicians and managers are not involved in policy-making, a process often compared to sausage production. Yet, healthcare policy impacts all clinicians and other health professionals. Policy is essential for change at the highest levels in our society. Training programs, academic publications, and grant projects cannot hold a candle to the power […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconpolicy

Matthew P. Martin
January 20, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

Charting a Better Approach to Rural Health Care: New Tools from AHRQ

3 minute read Integrated healthcare is most important for communities with limited access to medical and/or behavioral health services. By making those services available in one place and training a care team to collaborate, vulnerable patients are more likely to get the right treatment at the right time. According to a new report, integration makes […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconPopulation health,  rural medicine

Matthew P. Martin
January 6, 2022 by Matthew P. Martin

Toward High-Quality Primary Care: Bold Recommendations from a 2021 NASEM Report

3 minute read I am a little late to the game on this 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. But my tardiness does not diminish the appeal of the ideas that jump off the 428-pages of this document. These ideas, if implemented, would terraform the primary care landscape. A reliable […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News,  Research Tag iconPrimary Care,  policy,  reform

Matthew P. Martin
December 30, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

Critical Investments in Behavioral Health and Crisis Care Services

2 minute read Government agencies are making large investments to make behavioral health and crisis care services more available to the public. Mental health treatment access is a major barrier for large parts of the United States, including my home state of Arizona, ranked near the bottom in treatment access. I will mention three recent […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag icontreatment access,  government

Matthew P. Martin
December 9, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

Need Money for a Harm Reduction Approach? SAMHSA Wants Your Application

2 minute read New federal funding is available for organizations interested in creating new harm reduction programs for substance use or expanding existing ones. The size and focus of this funding is historic for the US. Eligible applicants are States; local, Tribal, and territorial governments; Tribal organizations; non-profit community-based organizations; and primary and behavioral health […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconOpioid,  harm reduction,  grant funding

Matthew P. Martin
November 23, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

New Review on Couple and Family Interventions Pushes the Science Forward

2 minute read There has been little movement in the development of well-established couple and family interventions (in context of health) over the past 10 years, according to a 2021 article published by the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Although several interventions are approaching the level of being well-established, most have limited empirical support. […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News,  Research Tag iconfamily health,  research update,  medical family therapy

Matthew P. Martin
November 5, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

New Federal Health Workforce Strategic Plan: What does it mean for the integrated care field?

5 minute read The Department of Health and Human Services recently released their new health workforce strategic plan. There is a lot of good information here. I’ll share a few thoughts below. The plan is worth looking over and will undoubtedly inform future federal spending in workforce development. The new plan has four goals: expand […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconEducation,  workforce,  training

Matthew P. Martin
October 21, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

CDC Adds Behavioral Health to List of Conditions Associated with Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19

2 minute read The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the list of underlying medical conditions associated with higher risk for severe COVID-19. Their list is based on what has been reported in the scientific literature as of August 31, 2021 and is available here. Mental health disorders (such as mood disorders including depression, […]

Category iconResearch Tag iconresearch update,  pandemic

Matthew P. Martin
October 11, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

Research Review

If you’re looking for the hottest research, then swipe right here. This serial post covers several categories of research in integrated behavioral healthcare over the past 6-7 months. The top article on my list today is a report of strategies for integrating social care practices into primary care, an example of the expanding role of […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconresearch update

Matthew P. Martin
September 23, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

Diseases and Deaths of Despair: The Great Divide

4 minute read It is no surprise that COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the wellbeing of individuals and families. Overall stress and worry for all Americans increased from 47% in 2019 to 59% in 2020. Two in five individuals reported an adverse mental or behavioral health condition in June 2020 with many linking their symptoms […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconsocial determinants of health,  social justice,  poverty

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