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IBHP RELEASES NEW TOOL KIT FOR PRIMARY CARE - MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATION
Posted on 10/26/2009
IBHP (Integrated Behavioral Health Project), an initiative of The California Endowment and the Tides Center, has published "Partners in Health: Primary Care / County Mental Health Tool Kit". Designed to help primary care clinics and government mental health agencies forge collaborative relationships, the 180-page Tool Kit provides practical, operational advice, forms, strategies and prototypes for integrating mental and physical services. Though the focus is on California counties, much of the Tool Kit information can be generalized to other locales. Included are sample formal agreements and contracts reached between primary care agencies and county mental health agencies; advice from those who have established these working relationships; checklists for MOU and contract content; issues to consider when brokering agreements; mutual role descriptions and much more.
The Kit, written by Barbara Demming Lurie based on the valuable contributions of dozens of key players in the integrated care arena, was published in October, 2009. Any comments and additional material to incorporate in future editions would be appreciated. Contact barb@ibhp.org.
IBHP's Tool Kit is one of the resources included in another tool kit, this one designed for "Integrating Physical and Behavioral Healthcare in Medicaid", which can be found on the Center for Healthcare Strategies website.
SAMHSA OFFERS PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION GRANTS
Posted on 05/07/2012
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration has announced the availability of up to 32 Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) grants for community behavioral health organizations to establish coordinated and integrated services through the colocation of primary and specialty care medical services. The goal of the PBHCI program is to improve the physical health status of adults with serious mental illnesses who have or are at risk for co-occurring physical health conditions and chronic diseases, with the objective of supporting the ‘triple aim' of improving the health of those with serious mental illnesses; enhancing consumers' experience of care; and reducing the cost of care. SAMHSA has $35,775,795 total funds available for the new PBHCI grant awardees. The agency will host two informational webinars on May 7 and May 10. Applications are due June 8, 2012.
"WARM HAND-OFF" TRAINING VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
Posted on 01/05/2010
Dr. Peter Van Houten and the staff at Sierra Family Medical Clinic in Nevada City, California have prepared a series of training videos to demonstrate how primary care providers can introduce patients both to the concept of behavioral health services and to the behavioral health professionals on staff. Known as a "warm hand-off", these introductions are important in framing behavioral health care for the patients and in engaging them in theses services. The "warm hand-off" vignettes can be accessed on youtube. Various scenarios include patients with diabetes, bipolar disorder, depression and insomnia, among other conditions.
CALIFORNIA'S 1115 WAIVER APPROVED
Posted on 11/09/2010
On November 2, 2010, the federal government approved California's requested §1115 Medicaid waiver. Through this waiver, California will receive approximately $10 billion in federal funds for the State's health delivery system in preparation for national health care reform. The waiver provisions are alsodesigned to help slow the rate of growth of health care costs within the Medi-Cal program. For more information, go to the Policy Section (under "Where") of this website.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL LAUNCHES TRAINING AND TA PROGRAM FOR PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL CARE INTEGRATION
Posted on 11/16/2010
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) officially launched the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions to work with community health and behavioral health centers nationwide to improve care through the development of integrated services in communities. This "national home" of integration is funded jointly by SAMHSA and HRSA.
INTEGRATED CARE RESOURCE CENTER OPENS
Posted on 01/17/2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched the Integrated Care Resource Center to help states develop integrated programs for Medicaid's high-need, high cost beneficiaries, with the goal of improving quality and reducing costs of care through coordinated health care delivery.
43 AGENCIES RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING TO ENHANCE INTEGRATED CARE
Posted on 01/12/2011
In September, 2010, the Health and Human Services awarded more than $26.2 million in grants to support and promote better primary care and behavioral health services for individuals with mental illnesses or substance use disorders. The majority of the grants are funded by the Affordable Care Act's Prevention and Public Health Fund to improve health status by improving the coordination of healthcare services delivered in publicly funded community mental health and other community-based behavioral health settings.
The grants include up to $20.9 million to help 43 community behavioral health agencies integrate primary care into their services. Up to $500,000 per year will be available for four years to each grantee, depending on the availability of funds, need and the progress achieved by the grantee.
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Washington D.C., will receive the remaining $5.3 million in grant funds to establish a national resource center dedicated to integrating primary and behavioral health care. (See above news article).
SAMHSA RELEASES INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TOOL KITS
Posted on 08/03/2010
SAMHSA has released a collection of Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders Tool Kits designed to help clinics design and operate programs for persons with co-morbid conditions. While the primary thrust is co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders, much of the contents can be applied to co-occurring physical conditions as well.
Along with DVD's and CD-ROMS, SAMHSA has issued seven Tool Kits to assist providers in treating co-occurring conditions in the same place and the same time. All can be accessed on the web (click "read more" for website access info).