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Integration

In Search of an Accountable Care Organization

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HHS Announces Funding for Expanding Access to Services at Health Centers

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius this week announced the availability of $335 million to expand services at community health centers. [...]

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National Council Co-Hosts Congressional Briefing on Health Reform and People with Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorders

The National Council, The Hill newspaper, and AstraZeneca on Wednesday hosted a congressional briefing on the implications of health reform for people with mental illness [...]

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Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Primary and Behavioral Healthcare Integration

Date: Wed, September 15 Time: 2:00 pm eastern (1:00 pm central, 12:00 pm mountain, 11:00 am pacific, 10:00 am alaska) Click Here to Register. Individuals [...]

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Improving the Reach of Primary Care Through Interdisciplinary Teams

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund analyzes the role of interdisciplinary healthcare teams in expanding access to primary care. The report studied teams made [...]

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David Lloyd on Meeting Access-to-Care Performance Standards

Will you meet access-to-care performance standards? If the public and payers perceive community behavioral health organizations as having a prolonged wait time to treatment … and [...]

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New AHRQ Website & White Papers Cover Integrating Mental Health into the Medical Home

As part of its new online Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, the Agency on Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) features three foundational [...]

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New Data Brief Outlines Barriers to Integrated and Accountable Care

A new data brief from the Commonwealth Fund presents the results of a recent survey of healthcare opinion leaders on the barriers to system delivery [...]

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Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative Releases Two Reports on Medical Homes

The Patient Centered Primary Care Collaboratice (PCPCC), of which the National Council is a member, has released two new reports with information and resources on [...]

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The Business Case for Bidirectional Integrated Care

The California Integration Policy Initiative (CiMH) has released an updated resource on the business case for integrated care, highlighting the importance of having primary care [...]

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