A collaborative service model between a managed care organization and an affordable housing provider reduced acute care use and costs. Objectives: This study evaluated a collaborative service model ...

For many years, primary care providers had no direct or explicit mechanism to be reimbursed for services specifically provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries under the collaborative care model ...

Modest spending on integrated mental health services in primary care, facilitated by use of new collaborative care billing codes, did not increase overall health care costs. Objectives: The ...

Collaborative care integrates mental health support into a patient's primary care provider's office. The program is short-term, typically lasting four to six sessions, focusing on current challenges.

On February 5, 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Population Health Improvement hosted a workshop to explore the relationship between public health and health care, including ...

Several factors contribute to provider burnout: ever-increasing administrative tasks, electronic medical record documentation, too little time per patient, as well as the needs of patients between ...

Nearly half of Americans live in an area without adequate mental health services. More than 85% of these so-called Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas are located in rural communities. This ...

In the midst of the perfect storm in senior care—complex patients, high expectations, tight budgets and limited infrastructure—the need for effective collaboration is more critical than ever. That ...

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Unfortunately, the agency fell short in providing explicit guidance to state Medicaid programs around collaborative care and the codes. This has resulted in mixed messages and continued uncertainty on ...