The Behavioral Health Integration Implementation Guide is the most recent addition to the landmark series of Safety Net Medical Home Initiative implementation guides produced by Qualis Health to help primary care practices become Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMH). The guide offers concrete strategies on behavioral health integration including creating a vision, building integrated care teams, monitoring progress, and providing population-level accountability, particularly important for organizations implementing Collaborative Care. For organizations looking for guidance and coaching that goes beyond this resource, the AIMS Center offers a wide range of coaching and implementation support.
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Time to Remission for Depression with Collaborative Care Management (CCM) in Primary Care
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic conducted a retrospective study that found that collaborative care management improved the time to remission as well as shortened the duration of persistent depressive symptoms in patients diagnosed with depression.