IPCHS. Integrated People-Centred Health Services

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Contents tagged: primary care clinics

July 1, 2017 Europe Publication
Engaging and empowering people and communities, Reorienting the model of care

The Impact of Integrated Psychological Services in a Safety Net Primary Care Clinic on Medical Utilization

The integration of phychological and behavioral health services into safety net primary care clinics has been viewed as a step toward reducing disparities in mental health treatment and addressing behavioral factors in chronic diseases. Though it is posited that integrated behavioral health (IBI) reduces preventable medical costs, this premise has yet to be tested in a safety net primary care clinic. 

costs offsets, integrated behavioral health, integrated care, mental health, primary care clinics
June 17, 2021 Americas Publication
Strengthening governance and accountability, Reorienting the model of care, Coordinating services within and across sectors

Harnessing the Electronic Health Record to Advance Integrated Care

Integrated health care is utilized in primary care clinics to meet patients' physical, behavioral, and social needs. Current methods to collect and evaluate the effectiveness of integrated care require refinement. Using informatics and electronic health records (EHR) to distill large amounts of clinical data may help researchers measure the impact of integrated care more efficiently. This exploratory pilot study aimed to (a) determine the feasibility of using EHR documentation to identify behavioral health and social care components of integrated care, using social work as a use case, and (b) develop a lexicon to inform future research using natural language processing.

and social needs, behavioral, clinical data, effectiveness, informatics and electronic health records (ehr), integrated health care services, physical, primary care clinics