Building an Integrated Healthcare System: Blending Public Health and Prevention Models

• By: Peter C. Campanelli, PsyD McSilver Institute of Poverty Policy and Research
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, chronic disease, healthcare access, integrated healthcare, prevention, social determinants of health, trauma, workforce training
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The very first time I ever thought about physical and behavioral healthcare together was when I heard of a psychiatrist who wanted to do complete blood chemistry before prescribing medication to new patients within a mental health clinic, a unique situation some 20 years ago. Clearly, this...

Building the Amazon Prime Experience in Health Care

• By: Linda Rosenberg, MSW National Council for Behavioral Health
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, healthcare technology, integrated care, measurement-based care, patient engagement, population health management, prevention, social determinants of health
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Mike Hogan, former Mental Health Commissioner of New York, predicts that in 45 years, distinct public mental health systems with state-operated and state-funded specialty services will no longer exist in their current form. He says, “Almost all the new service models unleashed by the Affordable...