[PC-BH-Integration] Outcomes on Integrated Care Models

[Kessler, Rodger S.]

My research team always talks about bad data. Best Available Data. These are great reports. When/ where are you going to publish them? R


Rodger Kessler Ph.D. ABPP
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Center for Translational Science
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Berlin Family Health
Fletcher Allen Healthcare

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From: pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com [mailto:pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com] On Behalf Of Bradley, Wendy D
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [PC-BH-Integration] Outcomes on Integrated Care Models

Hi there I am at South Central Foundation in Alaska. We have developed a "data mall" in which we are populating all sorts of data fields. We have started by tracking "high utilizers". We have found a consistent 33% drop in ER, urgent care, family med and peds visits. We are working on tracking all the pts that BHC see to determine utilization of services post visit. We have see increases in our traditional healing, comp med and behavioral health services. We are still populating the data by provider. We have about 45 provider teams and 10 BHCs in our clinic. We are also beginning to look at cost offset. Also, we have done provider satisfaction surveys, all of which have been very positive
Overall, we have been working on these data projects for the last couple of years and just have had difficulty finding accurate measures that control for regression to the mean. Hopefully we will finally get it right this time. Nothing has been published yet, but we are hoping too.

Thank you,
Wendy D. Bradley LPC
907 729-3378

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From: pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com [mailto:pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com] On Behalf Of Helen L. Coons, Ph.D.
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 6:10 AM
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Subject: [PC-BH-Integration] Outcomes on Integrated Care Models

I am looking research based articles on the benefits of either integration or collaboration of psychologists and other providers in primary care and other medical settings.  Any cost offset data would be useful, and especially benefits to patients such as increased satisfaction with care.  There are some data on patient satisfaction in among women receiving integrated care at academic health centers.  References and/or abstracts from your own and others' work would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

HLC

Helen L. Coons, Ph.D., ABPP
Clinical Health Psychology
Women's Mental Health Associates
215-732-5590 office
hcoons at verizon.net<mailto:hcoons at verizon.net>
www.womensmentalhealthassociates.com


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From: pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com [mailto:pc-bh-integration-bounces at lists101.his.com] On Behalf Of Emily Neufeld
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 8:36 AM
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Subject: [PC-BH-Integration] patient seclusion

I am looking for suggestions or solutions related to patient seclusion....

During our last JCAHO visit, the surveyors criticized us for not having adequate verification that patients in seclusion were continuously monitored.  We were using a log for each incident that included the signature of the staff person who continuously monitored the patient.  The surveyors argued that this would be too easy to falsify.  We have installed buttons on the outside of the seclusion rooms that staff press while monitoring patients (which produce a computer printout) as evidence of the monitoring.

Our issue is how to verify that the patient is monitored after the first hour.  JCAHO allows video observation beginning in the second hour of seclusion, but we need some system in our nursing station to verify that the person is watching the monitor.

I am very interested in hearing more about how other organizations are dealing with this or similar issues, and also successful seclusion/restraint reduction practices.

Thanks.
Emily Neufeld
Director of Quality Assurance
Madison Center
403 E. Madison St.
South Bend, IN  46617
574/283-1295
fax 574/288-5047
emily at madison.org<mailto:emily at madison.org>
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