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Summary
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the benefits of the presence of Behavioral Health Primary Care (BHPC) staff located in pediatric primary care clinics affiliated with a large hospital system serving a rural population in the mid-Atlantic. In particular, this study focused on evaluating the value of a brief behavioral health (BH) consultation model (referred to as a “warm handoff”
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Objectives
- Describe the warm handoff process in integrated primary care.
- Identify how the warm handoff process can enhance behavioral health service delivery of patient care in integrated primary care.
- Discuss emerging utilization patterns of behavioral health services following completion of a warm handoff in integrated primary care.
References
- Asarnow, J. R., Rozenman, M., Wiblin, J., & Zeltzer, L. (2015). Integrated medical-behavioral care compared with usual primary care for child and adolescent behavioral health: A meta-analysis. The Journal of American Medical Association Pediatrics, 169, 929-937.
- Hoffses, K. W., Ramirez, L. Y., Berdan, L., Tunick, R., Honaker, S. M., Meadows, T. J"....Stancin, T. (2016). Topical review: Building competency: Professional skills for pediatric psychologist in integrated primary care settings. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41, 1144-1160.
- Kolko, D. J., Campo, J., Kilbourne, A. M., Hart, J., Sakolsky, D., & Wisniewski, S. (2014). Collaborative care outcomes for pediatric behavioral health problems: A cluster randomized trial. Pediatrics, 133, 981-992.
- Oppenheim, J., Stewart, W., Zoubak, E., Donato, I., Huang, L., & Hudock, W. (2016). Launching forward: The integration of behavioral health in primary care as a key strategy for promoting young child wellness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86, 124-131.
- Talmi, A., Muther, E. F., Margolis, K., Buchholz, M., Asherin, R., & Bunik, M. (2016). The scope of behavioral health integration in a pediatric primary care setting. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 41, 1120-1132.
