Presenters
Summary
Leading the change for psychiatry in a healthcare system requires strong persistent leadership, buy-in at every level, a financial plan that supports the shift, ready and willing primary care partners, and a psychiatry workforce that can be engaged in this pursuit. The presentation will describe system wide steps taken to successfully link psychiatry to primary care in order to support a stepped care framework as well as acknowledge the reality of behavioral health’s role in the patient centered medical home. Successes and lessons learned will be shared with a focus on psychiatry and primary care provider feedback about what works for them in making this change.
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Objectives
- Identify the workforce and workplace characteristics related to psychiatry staff and service delivery that create barriers to change
- Describe the interventions that are useful in supporting systemic change focused on psychiatry partnering with primary care
- Identify key action steps that one can take to create this change in other systems.
References
- Raney, Lori E. Integrated Care: Working at the Interface of Primary Care and Behavioral Health. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2015
- Robinson, Patricia J., Reiter, Jeffrey T. Behavioral Consultation and Primary Care: A Guide to Integrating Services. Second Edition. Springer International Publishing. 2016
- Grimes, Katherine E. et al. Enhanced Child Psychiatry Access and Engagement via Integrated Care: A Collaborative Practice Model with Pediatrics. Psychiatric Services. September 2018
- The Psychiatric Shortage: Causes and Solutions. National Council Medical Director Institute. National Council for Behavioral Health. March 28, 2017.
- Raney, Lori E. Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health: The Role of the Psychiatrist in the Collaborative Care Model. American Journal of Psychiatry. Vol 172, Issue 8, August 2015
