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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

Your desire to reimagine our approach to well-being is one that we share as a 30-year-old upstart association rooted in the fundamental idea that our health system is disintegrated. At the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), we see your agenda aligning with ours in powerful ways.

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Gathering Family Perspectives on Integrated Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

By integrating patient perspectives, healthcare systems can more effectively tailor and assess improvements in the 4Cs, leading to more responsive, efficient, and effective primary care delivery. So, any concerns that I may have that are mental health but may also be medical, they were able to piggyback.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. MBC can and should be applied to all models of integrated healthcare, current or emerging. 3, 4) Why is MBC important?

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Profiling patterns of patient experiences of access to care and continuity at team-based primary healthcare clinics [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Access to primary healthcare services is a core lever for reducing health inequalities. Objective: To identify different profiles of access to care and continuity experiences of patients registered at team-based primary healthcare clinics.

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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with complex conditions—those with multiple physical, mental, or behavioral health conditions--require numerous health and social services that are not effectively co-delivered by the current healthcare system.

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Exploring the Relationship Between Racial Microaggressions and Substance Use, and Healthcare Interactions in Asian Americans [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

RMs negatively impact mental health outcomes for minoritized people, including substance use. We also explored patterns of substance use discussions with healthcare providers (HCPs). Context Racial microaggressions (RMs) are behaviors and statements toward a person with or without the intention of expressing prejudice.

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shared decision-making with users with complex care needs: a scoping review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context A number of patients have complex care needs that arise from interactions among multiple factors, such as multimorbidity, mental health issues, and social vulnerability. These factors influence decisions about healthcare and health services. Setting Any context across PCCNs healthcare services utilization.