Whole-Person Care: Implementing Behavioral Health Integration in the Patient-Centered Medical Home
UMass Chan Affiliations
Commonwealth Medicine, Center for Health Policy and ResearchDocument Type
PosterPublication Date
2016-03-21Keywords
Primary Care Payment Reformbehavioral health
health care reform
Medicaid
payment reform
practice transformation
care coordination
training
Health Economics
Health Law and PolicyHealth PolicyHealth Services AdministrationHealth Services ResearchPrimary CarePsychiatry and Psychology
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Primary Care Payment Reform (PCPR) is an alternative payment pilot program of MassHealth, with learning collaborative support from UMass Medical School, that introduces the principles of accountable care, behavioral health integration and patient-centered medical homes in primary care practices. The pilot demonstrated that behavioral health integration is a necessary component of whole-person care and a complex, but highly accomplishable task; numerous transformation strategies can support the clinical, financial and cultural challenges to integration; and alternative payment models are essential to support sustainable, expandable and successful behavioral health services in primary care.DOI
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Presented at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice and the Community.
Client/Partner: MassHealth
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