title: Financial Analysis of Behavioral Health Services in a Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic.
abstract: This article addresses a current need in psychological practice by describing a financially feasible model that moves toward integrated care of behavioral health services in a pediatric endocrinology clinic.
  
  
  
  Financial information (costs and revenue associated with behavioral health services) for the clinic, over an 18-month period (July 2012 to December 2013), was obtained through the hospital's financial department. The clinic meets one half day per week.
  
  
  
  Over the 18-month period, the behavioral health services generated a net gain of $3661.45 in the favor of the clinic. We determined that the psychologist and clinical psychology residents needed to see a total of four patients per half-day clinic for the clinic to "break-even."
  
  
  
  We describe one financially feasible way of integrating behavioral health services into a pediatric endocrinology clinic in the hope that this will be generalizable to other medical settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, George Mason University jyarbro@masonlive.gmu.edu.
authors.forename: Jessica L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Yarbro
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, George Mason University.
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehlenbeck
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018803:Models, Economic; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014768:Virginia
keywords: behavioral; financial feasibility; integrated care; pediatric endocrinology