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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. This study also provides the first formal evaluation of the KHH program.

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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Mental health and SUD bias impact the quality of ED care that patients with these conditions receive for physical health concerns, according to research. Provide printed “What to Expect” one‑pagers at registration to align patient expectations with ED capabilities. Safety net at capacity. Co‑locate behavioral teams. Clarify ED scope.

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Proactive Wellness: The Lifesaving Benefits of Regular Check-ups 

East Cary Family Physicians

Regular health check-ups are proactive visits to your healthcare provider when you are not experiencing any specific symptoms or ailments. Regular check-ups allow your healthcare provider to conduct screenings, perform tests, and monitor vital indicators that may indicate the early onset of such conditions.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

adults experience mental illness each year. We have the chance to support each other by breaking the stigma, utilizing local and federal resources, and better recognizing the signs and symptoms. Therapists and counselors, as well as community support groups, can provide much-needed guidance. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S.

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

Since the mid-1990s, our capacity for innovation has never stopped as hospitalists navigate a complex landscape of acute illnesses, interprofessional collaborations and the imperative to provide efficient, high-quality care. We have seen explosive growth and become a cornerstone of modern health care systems.

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

ED providers and radiologists commonly face the scenario of interpreting a CXR in a child with respiratory complaints prompting the questions: Does that infiltrate represent bacterial pneumonia, inflammation, or simply atelectasis? Drivers of CXR overuse are myriad and can be thought of at the system, provider, and patient levels.

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. Patients with psychosis caused by medical illness usually have abnormal vital signs, altered mental status, and impaired orientation with compromised intellectual function. Acute onset psychosis is relatively rare. Health Aff (Millwood).