Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

CFHA represents thousands of professionals across the country who are implementing integrated care —the coordination of medical and behavioral health care in primary care and specialty settings. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 1, 2025

Years later, after adopting Epic, we never got over what was supposed to be a temporary slowing down to 30 minute visits while learning the new system. And, still, there is a widespread expectation that many things can happen in the invisible space between patient visits. Slow and fast visits require different mindsets and skill sets.

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Patients Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Wellness Visit 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SUD screening is not universally done in primary care (PC). In our institution, screenings are completed for patients ≥15 years during well visits; those not presenting for well visits and under 15 may represent missed opportunities. Intervention: The CRAFFT tool was self-administered during rooming.

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Primary Care Screening Referral Wellness Visit 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 1, 2025

Wins and Losses for MAFP Priorities Medical Assistance Rate Reimbursement: Not Passed An important focus for the MAFP during the 2025 session was aligning Medicaid reimbursement rates with Medicare rates for behavioral health and outpatient primary care. Exceptions and provider protections are included.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Lastly, Soo Borson is a self-described primary care leaning geriatric psychiatrist, developer of the Mini-Cog, and co-leads the CDC-funded BOLD Center on Early Detection of Dementia. Alex 00:09 We are delighted to welcome S oo Borson, who is a primary care oriented geriatric psychiatrist. Who do we have with us today?

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 119

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

So that’s a piece that I think is important for providers anywhere along that process to be asking about driving. ” Emmy: I think it’s important to recognize that many primary care providers don’t have the time to be doing really comprehensive kinds of assessments. No, I think it was just the arm.

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IT Family Families Diagnosis 102