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The NYSPA Report: DSRIP Made Easy
…is linked to funds), but they do not know how many such patients are currently attributed to them, and they are restricted in communicating with the providers who care for…
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A Behavioral Health Workforce for An Aging America
…changes. It needs to be “generationally” as well as clinically and culturally competent. Key characteristics of a generationally competent behavioral health workforce include: Geriatric Clinical Competence: Behavioral health professionals and…
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Coming to Grips with Substance Use Issues Among Employeesβ Young Adult Dependents
…treatment centers indicates questionable practices in treatment protocols and in billing patients, families and their insurance companies. A prime area of concern is drug screenings through laboratory tests. These tests…
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The NYSPA Report: Conversion Therapy
…bipartisan Senate companion bill sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman unfortunately has not advanced out of committee. The proposed bill is meant to protect youth during their formative, developmental years from…
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Introducing Collaborative Care in the Workplace
…RC et al., The Prevalence and Correlates of Workplace Depression in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, 2008). It often occurs during a person’s prime working years – between ages 25…
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Building the Amazon Prime Experience in Health Care
…convenience for all. Community behavioral health organizations have led the way by pursuing all avenues for integrated care delivery — thoughtful engineering of staff roles, intensive community outreach, exploration of…
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Building an Integrated Healthcare System: Blending Public Health and Prevention Models
…organizations (CBOs) helping communities become places that foster rehabilitation and support for community members. There is a natural synergy that should exist between CBOs and their host communities. Preparing the…
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Trauma-Informed Care Leads to More Integrated Care
…common: many of our seemingly intractable and most costly public health challenges can be traced to the emotional distress ultimately grounded in a traumatic experience, whatever its foundation. The Milbank…
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Insurance Models to Achieve the Triple Aim
…they will also offer an enhanced benefit package of additional home and community-based services (HCBS) designed to keep people with SMI out of institutionalized settings and in the community. Establishing…
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A New Model for Integration of Care: The Ambulatory ICU
…high utilizing patients. Programs in six counties in California were designed to address the needs of high cost Medi-Cal (Medicaid) patients and identified three key components of comprehensive care for…
