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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Invest in a stepped care workforce need to fill those roles, including: peer support specialists, community health workers, care managers, Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs), medical providers in MH settings, and consulting psychiatrists trained for whole-person care delivery ( can you believe we still only train these providers to do traditional (..)

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What Does Behavioral Health Provider Practice in Primary Care Look Like? [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Seven family medicine practices in one Colorado USA health system. BHPs’ clinical time was divided among direct patient care (56%), administrative tasks (29%) and consultation with other team members (15%). Analysis involved descriptive statistics and a qualitative modified rapid matrix approach.