Health systems are increasingly realizing the importance of integrating behavioral care into primary care. Physical and mental health are interconnected, and addressing one without the other can lead ...

In October 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) postponed the launch of Primary Care First (PCF), a voluntary, risk-based initiative intended to reduce Medicare spending by ...

More than one in four adults in the United States experience a behavioral health concern each year. For those seeking help, the first stop is often a primary care provider. Yet, many primary care ...

On January 18, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new innovation model designed to improve quality of care and behavioral and physical health outcomes for Medicaid ...

The Franklin County Crisis Care Center integrates behavioral health, medical care and recovery services under one roof, ...

Behavioral health is a top concern for hospital CEOs in 2024 — and for good reason, as health systems face persistent challenges in meeting demand and lack adequate funding to address widespread ...

The Atlanta-based health system is incorporating NeuroFlow's digital health platform into a new collaborative care model aimed at improving behavioral health treatment in primary care clinics. Emory ...

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Making it easier and faster to get mental health care with primary providers is the goal of PeaceHealth’s new integrated behavioral health teams. Mental health and substance use are particular ...

Lori Raney, MD, principal, Health Management Associates, provided a definition and examples of integrated care for physical and behavioral health, in addition to explaining the strengths of the ...

The behavioral health crisis in this country is well-documented and only getting worse. As a result, there is growing impatience for a paradigm shift that moves behavioral health from the periphery to ...