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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 iconhistory,  holistic medicine,  integrated care

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

June 22, 2022 by Julie Geiler

The Current State of Integrated Care

Two recent reports provide insight into the state of integrated care. Here we summarize their findings so you don’t have to do all the reading! The Year 4 evaluation of the CMS alternative payment model, CPC+, describes the outcomes of integrated behavioral health in the demonstration project and notes challenges to sustainability. The Graham Center report […]

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June 9, 2022 by David Bauman

The Power of Primary Care: A Case Example of Accessibility and Continuity

3 minute read. Original post here. I want to share this story/moment/experience related to primary care behavioral health (PCBH), well, maybe more related to primary care. I once took a handoff from a provider for a patient that we would definitely say was complex. Side note: what is so awesome is how I got the […]

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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

May 6, 2022 by David Bauman

Being Life Saving: A Contextual Approach to Patient Care

4 minute read. Original post available here With onboarding our new behavioral health consultant (BHC) interns and family medicine (FM) residents, we have had numerous conversations and presentations regarding the importance of integrating a contextual, compassionate approach to healthcare. Regardless of it being delivered by a BHC, by a primary care provider (PCP), by a […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconintegrated care,  patient-centered care,  PCBH

Barry J. Jacobs
April 14, 2022 by Barry J. Jacobs

Doing the Work: The Power of Relationship-Based Care

5 minutes How are helping professionals coping in the waning days of the pandemic? Signs of burnout are everywhere. One in three nurses reportedly plan to leave their jobs. Physicians, especially hospitalists, are wracked by moral injury. Behavioral health workers are being crushed by the press of people seeking help for depression, anxiety, and substance […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconcaregiving,  COVID-19

Katie Snow
April 4, 2022 by Katie Snow

Integrated Behavioral Health in Ob/Gyn: Is there anyone else out there?

4 minute read First published March, 2019. Original post here. One of the first things I noticed when starting out as a BHC in an obstetrics/gynecology clinic was that every template or model for integrated care focused on primary care as the setting for behavioral health integration. Although much of that information is adaptable to ob/gyn […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconwomen's health,  OBGYN

Neftali Serrano
March 31, 2022 by Neftali Serrano

Filling Integrated Care Positions Challenges Health Clinics

5 Min Read. Filling that integrated care position at your clinic feel tough? You are not alone. Positions for mental health professionals of all types in primary care have grown in the last few years (see our job board and our map) and the options for mental health professionals have also expanded with telehealth uptake, […]

Category iconCEO's Desk Tag iconPrimary Care,  workforce,  PCBH,  Population health

Barry J. Jacobs
March 15, 2022 by Barry J. Jacobs

Counting Losses—Putting Grief at the Center of Pandemic Healthcare

5 minute read First published January 20, 2021. Original post here. “The key to working with behavioral health clients,” a clinical supervisor told me over 30 years ago, “is asking about the past losses they’ve suffered and exploring whether they mishandled them.” He was a loss zealot, a mourning maven. He walked clients through guided […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconCOVID-19,  grief,  loss

March 1, 2022 by Bernadette L. Skobjak

Fred’s Journey from Neurology to Palliative  Care

10 minute read My husband, Fred Dowaliby, died of Parkinson’s Disease Dementia on Oct. 19, 2019 at the age of 77. Since his death, I have reflected on his journey of nearly a decade. Fred was an accomplished, talented man with a PhD. in educational psychology.  As a researcher and statistician, he was known for […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconpalliative care,  Parkinson's Disease Dimentia,  End of life

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

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Neftali Serrano
January 10, 2022 by Neftali Serrano

A Hidden And Fixable Reason For Why Your Behavioral Health Staff Might Be Burning Out

There are many good reasons for the strain and experience of burnout among healthcare professionals at-large and primary care teams specifically, but there may be a hidden factor affecting your integrated behavioral health staff that you may not have yet considered: role diffusion. The shorthand version for this phenomenon is, “your staff is trying to […]

Category iconCEO's Desk Tag iconwellness,  PCBH,  Primary Care

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

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