21. Depression and Integrated Behavioral Medicine

Question 1

Factors that are driving the integrated healthcare movement include extremely high prevalence of behavioral health conditions in PCP, poor healthcare outcomes when compared to weathy countries, excessive healthcare expenditures, severe healthcare disparities and provider?

Answer 1

burnout- helps lessen amount the physician has to do

Question 2

Four benefits of integrated healthcare include improved patient experiences and outcomes, decrease healthcare expenditures, improve access to care, improve provider satisfaction and for cultural?

Answer 2

competence (patient values)

Question 3

4+ functions that a behavioral health consultant can provide to assist a physician in their day to day practice includes assessment, education, referral, warm hand offs, chronic illness, mental health DOs, prevention, early intervention, tx plan adherence, stress mediated disease, chronic pain management, program development, chronic care registreris and substance?

Answer 3

Substance misuse*** as well as improved communication between provider and patients

Question 4

A effective fully integrated care team shares a treatment space, shares care provision and medical records, has full and reciprocal collaboration, and works in?

Answer 4

TEAMS, treatment plans are shared and supported