Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that the collaborative care model for depression in primary care is more effective than usual care, but little is known about the effectiveness of this ...

For years, mental healthcare and primary care were independent of each other. If you visited a primary healthcare provider with mental illness symptoms, they'd refer you to a mental healthcare ...

Modest spending on integrated mental health services in primary care, facilitated by use of new collaborative care billing codes, did not increase overall health care costs. Objectives: The ...

COVID-19 has left in its wake a devastating rise in mental illness and an urgent need to meet the growing demands for treatment. Studies show that due to stigma and the shortage of mental health ...

Patients with chronic cardiac conditions benefited from a health care program that strengthened collaboration between general practitioners and cardiology specialists in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Often, if a patient tells their primary care doctor they are depressed, the doctor sends them away with a list of therapists who may or may not be taking new patients or accepting insurance. The ...

There is still a clear need for high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health care in the United States and one way to get there is through innovative payment models, including value-based care ...

SAN DIEGO — An artificial intelligence (AI)–enhanced digital collaborative care model led to rapid, clinically significant, and sustained symptom relief for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS ...

To improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costs, providers and risk-bearing entities must collaborate across the entire care continuum. This is essential for patient and member-centered care. 1.