Integrated Care Models in Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations

• By: Rebecca Murow Klein Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, care coordination, health outcomes, integrated care, Medicaid, primary care, social determinants, whole-person care
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The Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW) represents specialty behavioral health and wellness companies that provide services to treat mental health, substance use, and other behaviors that impact health. ABHW members have long histories with integrating behavioral health care and a...

Care Management Model for Integrated Settings

• By: Stanley W. La Forest, LPN The Institute for Family Health
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, care coordination, care management, health literacy, integrated healthcare, patient-centered care, primary care, social determinants
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The Care Management model in an integrated health care setting is rapidly evolving and expanding. Although there have been many improvements in coordination of health care, barriers persist for patients and medical providers which diminish the quality of care being delivered. Primary health care...

BHN Fall 2015 Issue

• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, care coordination, healthcare, integrated care, Medicaid, mental health, substance use disorders, trauma-informed care
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"Exploring New Models of Integrated Care”   Articles in This...

Ensuring Evidence-Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

• By: Joseph Hullet, MD Dona M. Dmitrovic Optum
• July 1st, 2015
• care coordination, heroin, medication-assisted treatment, opioid use, person-centered care, prescription drug misuse, recovery support, substance use disorders
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The use of heroin, other opiates, and inappropriate prescription drugs are currently a major public health problem in this country. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), national death rates from prescription opioid pain reliever overdoses quadrupled during 1999 to...