TOPIC: Persons with serious psychiatric disabilities experience high rates of medical co-morbidities that, if properly treated, could improve overall well-being and the course of recovery. PURPOSE: This brief reports describes how two organizations-Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers and University of Illinois College of Nursing-partnered to offer integrated behavioral and physical health care responsive to the needs of the population and committed to consumer-centered, holistic and preventative care. Most recently, the partnership offers primary care in different community settings through different service models-tele-monitoring, home visits, group visits. SOURCES USED: A combination of published literature, staff report, and quality assurance data informs this report. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The authors conclude that primary care outreach is a promising strategy in mental health settings and that the Chronic Care Model (CCM) provides a set of guidelines for designing and monitoring quality integrated care for a partnership model of integrated care.
TOPIC: Persons with serious psychiatric disabilities experience high rates of medical co-morbidities that, if properly treated, could improve overall well-being and the course of recovery. PURPOSE: This brief reports describes how two organizations-Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers and University of Illinois College of Nursing-partnered to offer integrated behavioral and physical health care responsive to the needs of the population and committed to consumer-centered, holistic and preventative care. Most recently, the partnership offers primary care in different community settings through different service models-tele-monitoring, home visits, group visits. SOURCES USED: A combination of published literature, staff report, and quality assurance data informs this report. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The authors conclude that primary care outreach is a promising strategy in mental health settings and that the Chronic Care Model (CCM) provides a set of guidelines for designing and monitoring quality integrated care for a partnership model of integrated care.
Authors: Michelle Burke Parish; Alvaro Gonzalez; Donald Hilty; Steven Chan; Glen Xiong; Lorin Scher; David Liu; Andres Sciolla; Jay Shore; Robert McCarron; Debra Kahn; Ana-Maria Iosif; Peter Yellowlees Journal: Telemed J E Health Date: 2021-01-12 Impact factor: 5.033