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Neftali Serrano
October 26, 2022 by Neftali Serrano

Behaviorists In Family Medicine Deserve An Upgrade

5 Minute Read Family medicine residency programs have long had behaviorists as part of the educational experience for physicians-in-training, but the role has not kept up with the many changes in training and healthcare over the last few decades. And so you have behavioral science faculty with unclear and often conflicting mandates for their work, […]

Category iconCEO's Desk Tag iconFamily Medicine,  integrated care,  mental health,  residents

October 10, 2022 by Julie Geiler

President Biden’s Plan for Integrated Behavioral Health

Maybe one of the only positives of the COVID-19 pandemic has been an increase in attention to the long-standing crisis in behavioral health and the movement to address the systemic barriers which prevent people from getting care.  President Biden has announced a national strategy to address the mental health crisis.  The Department of Health and […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconPrimary Care,  family health,  integrated care,  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 iconhealth inequities,  policy,  government,  crisis,  integrated care

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 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

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 iconPCBH,  integrated care,  patient-centered care

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
March 11, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

Research Review

15 minute read 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 4-6 months. As always, I include the titles and abstracts below each research category. Click on the titles to access the full article. The top article […]

Category iconResearch Tag iconintegrated care,  research update

Neftali Serrano
February 17, 2021 by Neftali Serrano

Healthcare Policy Principles Our Community Supports

Our community is a rarity in the healthcare world. We do not represent a guild. We do not represent a sector of the healthcare industry. We do not represent a disease category. We represent an idea. That idea is that healthcare works best when professionals, in tandem with families and their communities, work together within […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconPrimary Care,  integrated care,  mental health,  policy,  healthcare

Matthew P. Martin
January 13, 2021 by Matthew P. Martin

By the Numbers: 2020 Data from Clinics in Central Washington

3 minute read Efficient care and high productivity are essential elements for behavioral health consultants (BHC) practicing the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model. But there can be quite a bit of variability in how clinics measure quality and productivity. Metrics can include the number of patients seen, the relative value of each intervention provided, […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconproductivity,  PCBH,  integrated care

Katie Snow
December 23, 2020 by Katie Snow

The Undersell and Other Head-Spinning Work of a BHC

5 minute read “… I normally see patients for 3-6 visits.” “… we will focus on the symptoms that are getting in your way right now and help you to connect to something longer term if needed.” “… I can help with x, y, and z but if you need help with a, b, and […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconintegrated care

Neftali Serrano
December 17, 2020 by Neftali Serrano

Here’s What You Were Talking About In 2020

10 Minute Read Our conversations tell us a lot about who we are, so we thought it would be a good idea to review our top list serve conversations for 2020. Before those of you who are not members of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) stop reading, let me convince you as to why […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconPrimary Care,  integrated care,  behavioral health,  COVID-19,  workforce

November 16, 2020 by Norma Balli-Borrero

Tough Talks: When Kiddos Share Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings in Primary Care

Five minute read Hearing a child or youth say that they want to die can be a scary experience for any behavioral health professional. When I was a newly minted BHC, I found myself in a complex juggling act of supporting my medical team, taking my patient’s suicidal ideation (SI) seriously while understanding variations in […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconPrimary Care,  integrated care,  pediatric,  suicide

Matthew P. Martin
October 29, 2020 by Matthew P. Martin

What Big Bird Can Teach Us About Integrated Care

5 minute read. Original post available here. Starting and sustaining a movement in healthcare is tough business, unless there is a plan and resources for dissemination. The movement to integrate behavioral health services into primary care began in diverse places, but now appears to have serious momentum. The challenges facing integration today are many and include […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconintegrated care,  workforce,  public health

Matthew P. Martin
October 23, 2020 by Matthew P. Martin

Research Review

15 minute read If you’re looking for a break from election and pandemic news, you came to the right place. This post covers the best research in integrated behavioral healthcare over the past 4-6 months. First, check out the recent special issue on pediatrics and collaborative care in the Pediatrics Annal journal. You will find […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News,  Research Tag iconintegrated care,  research update

Map showing sites across the United States that offer integrated care services.

Neftali Serrano
September 30, 2020 by Neftali Serrano

How widespread is integrated care?

5 Minute Read This is a first. To our knowledge no systematic effort to account for the number of practices providing integrated behavioral health services in the United States has been undertaken, other than efforts to identify colocated providers in a geographical space. To be sure the data collected has its limitations and this blog […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconPopulation health,  Primary Care,  integrated care,  behavioral health,  workforce

Neftali Serrano
August 25, 2020 by Neftali Serrano

We Can End Racism In Our House

5 Minute Read There is a necessary connection between our work in integrating behavioral health and medicine and the work of rooting out racism in health care. That connection lies at the root of what those of us who call ourselves champions of integrated care are doing: we are reforming a fragmented and too-often ineffective […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconhealth inequities,  CLAS Standards,  Primary Care,  integrated care,  anti-racism

Neftali Serrano
July 29, 2020 by Neftali Serrano

Don’t Quit: We Can Outlast All Of This

3 Minute Read I’ve been tempted to throw my laptop/ iPhone across the room in recent weeks. This coronavirus thing and the political and economic chaos it has wrought, not to mention the morbidity and mortality that accompanies it have pushed me to the brink. And many healthcare professionals have intimated to me that they […]

Category iconIntegrated Care News Tag iconPrimary Care,  resiliency,  integrated care,  behavioral health,  workforce

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