Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care: A Step Towards Holistic and Equitable Patient Care

• By: Jennifer Christian-Herman, PhD Blue Shield of California Brian Sandoval, PsyD Collaborative Family Healthcare Association
• October 24th, 2024
• chronic conditions, coordinated care, healthcare access, mental health, primary care, stigma, whole-person care
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Nearly 60 million U.S. adults live with a behavioral health condition that requires medical assistance, yet stigma, socioeconomic factors, and navigational challenges caused by a fragmented healthcare system are all barriers to care. However, there is a systemic change that could dynamically...

To Address Our National Mental Health Crisis, Primary Care Practices Should Embrace Value-Based Care

• By: Dr. Nele Jessel athenahealth
• April 18th, 2023
• accessibility, mental health crisis, primary care, Spring 2023 Issue, value-based care
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The COVID-19 pandemic left a lasting impact on our society and institutions, and few industries felt – and continue to feel – its effects more than healthcare. Among the many lingering issues, either driven or revealed by the pandemic, is the rising demand for behavioral health services – and...

Concert Health: Using Technology to Support Safer Suicide Care

• By: Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, MBA, CCM, SAP Concert Health
• March 31st, 2021
• behavioral health, Collaborative Care Management, intervention, primary care, risk, Spring 2021 Issue, suicide, technology
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Since 2018, Concert Health has been using technology to make high-quality behavioral health services available at the primary care level using the Collaborative Care Management (CoCm) model. CoCm has been proven to significantly improve depression and anxiety outcomes compared with traditional...