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Gathering Family Perspectives on Integrated Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

I am sharing a few excerpts from a family interview I conducted a few years ago that illustrates how integrated behavioral health enhances the four primary care functions. They have that individual there that can provide those services and then potentially have them, you know if they need to get services.

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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

We offered trauma-informed support and helped newly displaced individuals connect with health and community resources. Sometimes, they push us to cross physical, emotional, or ethical boundaries—to reach those in need or to avoid being complicit through inaction. Where can we start? Emphasize bi-directional collaboration.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. Rather, it is an evidence-based, collaborative process that mirrors the well-established framework of using physical symptom monitoring (e.g., MBC is much more than simply administering behavioral health measures.

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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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Nurturing collaboration between non-profit organizations and primary healthcare partners: An instrumental case study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.