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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

It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit. It moves away from fragmented systems, provides alternatives to medication-only treatment paths, and leads patients to practical pathways for healing—whether for anxiety, diabetes management, depression, or addiction.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs). Visits were largely scheduled individual visits (85%), provided in person (70%), and involving psychotherapy (90%). BHPs’ clinical time was divided among direct patient care (56%), administrative tasks (29%) and consultation with other team members (15%).

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Can a Psychiatrist Prescribe Medication?

Doctor On Demand

A psychiatrist is a licensed medical doctor (MD or DO) who specializes in mental health. Here’s a quick comparison of mental health providers and whether they can prescribe medication: Provider Can Prescribe? Yes, licensed psychiatrists at Doctor On Demand can prescribe medication online after a virtual consultation.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

So those questions we ask when we’re doing a palliative care consult. And which of those experiences would you like to share with us that we could then write into a story that we’ll share with providers? And so it was from that time on that then I continued going and that’s how Thor came into my life.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

So those questions we ask when we’re doing a palliative care consult. And which of those experiences would you like to share with us that we could then write into a story that we’ll share with providers? And so it was from that time on that then I continued going and that’s how Thor came into my life.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Eric: And you’re also the medical director of the hospice unit here. Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. They didn’t have a mentor, a financial provider, all of those things.

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