2019 Best Practice Awards Submission for Behavioral Health Interventions
IHA launched the Behavioral Health Collaborative Care model in 2015, delivering this service to over 2,100 patients since then. The Collaborative Care Model, developed at the University of Washington, effectively leverages behavioral health resources within the primary care provider office.
2019 Best Practice Awards Submission for Behavioral Health Interventions
With a persistent demand for behavioral health services and increased physician engagement in care management, numerous practices have embedded Behavioral Health Specialists in their offices. In the 2019-2020 school year, Holland Hospital is piloting a School Mental Health Program to serve students and families by coordinating services throughout the continuum of care to improve quality and reduce avoidable admissions/readmissions. Lastly, in an effort to increase capacity for new referrals to Holland Hospital Behavioral Health Services, Holland PHO worked collaboratively with physicians to create a new process in partnership with PCP's to graduate stable patients back to the care of the PCP.
2019 Best Practice Awards Submission for Behavioral Health Interventions
In 2016, Bronson began consulting with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center to implement the Zero Suicide model. After a successful pilot, the program and work expanded to all practices. Between March and July 2019, nearly 40,000 depression screenings were completed. The project team continues to work to increase the number of patients with a positive screening that receive appropriate follow-up.
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