Integrated Care

 

     

 

Integrated or collaborative care is the coordination of care for patients who have psychiatric disorders, which includes substance use disorders, and general medical illness. There is a higher rate of psychiatric illness in patients with chronic medical illness, and a higher rate of chronic medical illness among patients, with psychiatric illness, especially with serious and persistent mental illness. Patients with these conditions have increased morbidity and mortality and are costly, but because of the way our service systems have evolved over time, the prevailing tendency has been to treat medical and psychiatric illness as if they occur in different domains. That simply is not true from the standpoint of patients, and if we are going to have patient-centered care, it needs to encompass all of their needs.
                                                                          —APA President-elect Paul Summergrad, M.D.

     

 

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT INTEGRATED CARE

Subscribe to Integrated Care News Notes (ICNN), a weekly newsletter focused on integrated care and delivery system innovations policy.

New:  PsychNews on Integrated Care:

     Integrated Care: What Does It Mean for You?   September 20, 2013
     Integrated Care Frequently Asked Questions    September 20, 2013

Educational Opportunities, or How to practice in collaborative or integrated care settings:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 
    The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) with CMS supports the development
    and testing of innovative health care payment and service delivery models
        CMMI Innovation Grant Awardees with Inclusion of Behavioral Health [pdf]   

Health Policy

Accreditation

Payment Reform

Research / Articles 

APA Resources
APA’s regulatory comments.  
Report on the Integration of Psychiatry and Primary Care [APA Member log-in required], BOT Ad Hoc Work Group
Position Statement - Psychiatry & Primary Care Integration Across the Lifespan
Resource Document – Integrated Care of Older Adults with Mental Disorders

AMA Resources
Payment Model Resources for Physicians 
AMA Summary of Proposed Rules and Policy Statements re: Medicare Shared Savings/ACO Program

Associations and Affiliates
Academy of Medicine and Psychiatry Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine 
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACP)
American Academy of Family Physicians 
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association of Community Psychiatrists
National Association of Community Health Centers
National Council of Community and Behavioral Health
Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative

Programs
Center of Excellence for Integrated Care, North Carolina
DIAMOND, Minnesota
IMPACT Implementation Center: Jurgen Unutzer, MD
Integrated Behavioral Health Project, California
Mental Health Integration Program, Washington State
TEAMcare – multidisciplinary collaboration between University of Washington and the Group Health Research Institute developing models to improve the quality of care and outcomes of chronic medical conditions for patients.

 

 

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