New dimensions in behavioral health/primary care integration.
The case is made for the integration of primary care and behavioral health services in the HMO. Key features of a successfully integrated behavioral health service are offered, along with brief reports of integration efforts at a number of HMOs across the United States. The author believes that better value and cost efficiencies result from integration.
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Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA 98104.
Robinson
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Heinrich
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Dea
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Del Toro
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Kisch
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Radcliffe
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D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States