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December 13, 2021 by Nina Russin

Can Artificial Intelligence Outperform the Human Brain?

2 minute read As the field of artificial intelligence advances, health care providers express concerns about whether computers will at some point outperform us. Although machine learning and particularly deep learning has produced some impressive achievements, the way that the human brain develops and acquires knowledge cannot at this point be replicated. This does not […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag icondeep learning,  neuroscience,  artificial intelligence

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

November 29, 2021 by Katie Claravall

Combating America’s Top-Killing Diseases: A Nutrition Solution

2 minute read Many Americans suffer from diseases that lead to a variety of health implications. Some of the top-killing diseases that Americans face include heart disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes.1 Health education on the importance of incorporating a healthy diet into their lifestyle helps with preventing and managing these chronic health problems. One […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconnutrition,  chronic disease

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

November 12, 2021 by Nina Russin

East Meets West: A Global Perspective on Healthcare Ethics

3 minute read Although there is consensus regarding importance of cultural competency in healthcare delivery (Hoge et al., 2014), our ethical framework is distinctly western. Beauchamp and Childress’ Principlism theory (2019), which forms the basis for this focuses on four concepts- respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence and justice- all having cross-cultural relevance. However, the way […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconethics,  patient consent,  philosophy

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 iconworkforce,  training,  Education

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

October 18, 2021 by Nina Russin

Are Mobile Phones the Newest Members of the Care Team?

3 minute read Mobile phones are ubiquitous, with data from GSMA Intelligence citing 5.27 billion unique mobile phone users around the world (Datareportal.com, 2021), and the number of users growing at a rate of 2.3% per year. This represents 66.9% of the population (Datareportal.com, 2021). According to a 2021 report by Statista, the United States […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconmhealth,  team

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 iconpoverty,  social determinants of health,  social justice

September 13, 2021 by Nina Russin

Evolving Roles for Behavioral Health in Precision Medicine

3 minute read There is no question that precision medicine, defined as the use of genetic, genomic, and epigenetic information to ‘personalize’ therapeutic strategies is creating unprecedented opportunities for improving health care delivery (Denny et al., 2021). As the cost of genomic sequencing decreases, the speed at which such technologies are transitioning from ‘bench-to-bedside’ has […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconprecision medicine,  genomics,  informatics

Matthew P. Martin
September 7, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

Your Measurement System Analysis Results Are Now Ready

3 minute read Concentration is a scarce commodity in healthcare delivery. Although our systems are flush with data, we can only process a finite amount of information to make clinical decisions for engaging, treating, and monitoring patients in our catchment areas. We screen and triage patients as stewards of scarce resources using measures that we […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconmeasurement,  patient health questionnaire

August 18, 2021 by Nina Russin

The Beauty of Numbers: How Mathematics Drives Scientific Inquiry

2 minute read The Cambridge dictionary defines mathematics as a system for the study of numbers, shapes, and space (Cambridge.org, n.d.). While most of us conceptualize mathematics as a method for computing complex functions, the true beauty of numbers lies in their ability to transcend cultural and linguistic barriers. Simply put, mathematics is the universal […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconscientific method,  scientific inquiry

Matthew P. Martin
August 12, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

What Level of Integration is Your Practice?

3 minute read Spreading the gospel of care integration is not for sprinters. To be sure, this game is for long distance runners. One of the beauties of integration is that individual clinics and care systems can use whatever model meets the needs of their patients and matches their available resources. This variability, though, also […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconresearch update,  measurement

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

Is Yours a Learning Clinic?

5 minute read. Original post here. In 2018, I had a sweet setup for my work commute. My friend, who also worked downtown, would pick me up at my house, use the carpool lane on the highway, and drop me off in front of my office building. When I offered to pay for gas, he […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconQuality Improvement,  Learning Organization,  Practice Improvement

July 19, 2021 by Nina Russin

Flow: How mindfulness can drive intellectual and athletic achievement

2 minute read The role of mindfulness meditation in reducing stress, anxiety and depression is well established, with a 2017 meta-analysis linking such practices to better control of the sympathetic nervous system (Pascoe et al., 2017). Key to the practice of mindfulness is present-state awareness, also referred to as flow (Davis & Ludwig, 2018). In […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconphysical activity,  mindfulness

July 3, 2021 by Gerald Nebeker

Parents Hoping to Outlive Their Children

3 minute read I recently received an emotionally laden call from a close friend of mine, Jessica, that sucked the air right out of me. Jessica is the mother of “Chrissy,” a 30-year-old woman with profound intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who lives at home. My agency has provided Chrissy with supports in Jessica’s home […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconspecial needs,  parenting

June 15, 2021 by Nina Russin

Tiny Housekeepers: Emerging Roles for the Smallest Brain Cells

3 minute read If neurons are the brain’s rock stars, then glia are its supporting cast. Although neurons are the only brain cells that can transmit electrical signals, glia maintain energy homeostasis via glycogen storage and regulation (Dienel & Carlson, 2019) and are intimately involved in the production and regulation of two essential neurotransmitters: GABA […]

Category iconResearch Tag iconneuroscience

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