The COVID-19 pandemic greatly disrupted access to and the delivery of behavioral health services for many social work providers and their clients. This disruption, coupled with the authorization of tele-behavioral health services through Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance providers, created a dependence on tele-behavioral health to provide and receive services. This article examines the use…
Medication is increasingly used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in primary care. It incorporates medication (ie, buprenorphine) with behavioral therapy and/or psychosocial services. Targeted planning for co-location of DEA-waivered buprenorphine prescribers and behavioral health (BH) clinicians could increase the use of MOUD. Presently, less than half of all waivered prescribers, outside of hospitals, are…
Despite evidence supporting the integration of pharmacists in team-based primary care, little evidence exists on the colocation of pharmacists with primary care physicians (PCPs) in the United States and even less information exists on the factors associated with these models in primary care. Increasing the colocation of pharmacists and PCPs gives practitioners greater ability to…
Social workers hold vital positions on interprofessional teams or integrated healthcare teams (IHC), increasingly in primary care settings, to deliver behavioral and mental health services. Electronic health records (EHR) serve as a communication tool within these teams, but little is known about how social workers interface with EHR. This article in the Journal of Technology…
COVID-19 interrupted integrated health care (IHC) teams practicing in the same physical space. Although the use of telehealth increased, little was known about how other processes and integrated workflows were adapted during the pandemic in IHC teams. This policy brief explores ways in which IHC was modified during the pandemic, including communication, collaboration, and coordination…
Medication is increasingly used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in primary care. It incorporates medication (ie, buprenorphine) with behavioral therapy and/or psychosocial services. Targeted planning for co-location of DEA-waivered buprenorphine prescribers and behavioral health (BH) clinicians could increase the use of MOUD. Presently, less than half of all waivered prescribers, outside of hospitals, are…
This is Trish’s test for footer links on 12/22/23. A key goal of health reform in the US is to improve population health through expanded access to health insurance. Demand for high-quality, cost-effective, basic health services is anticipated to grow, particularly for underserved populations. However, there is also growing concern about the impact of health…
Medication is increasingly used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in primary care. It incorporates medication (ie, buprenorphine) with behavioral therapy and/or psychosocial services. Targeted planning for co-location of DEA-waivered buprenorphine prescribers and behavioral health (BH) clinicians could increase the use of MOUD. Presently, less than half of all waivered prescribers, outside of hospitals, are…
Social workers hold vital positions on interprofessional teams or integrated healthcare teams (IHC), increasingly in primary care settings, to deliver behavioral and mental health services. Electronic health records (EHR) serve as a communication tool within these teams, but little is known about how social workers interface with EHR. This article in the Journal of Technology…
COVID-19 interrupted integrated health care (IHC) teams practicing in the same physical space. Although the use of telehealth increased, little was known about how other processes and integrated workflows were adapted during the pandemic in IHC teams. This policy brief explores ways in which IHC was modified during the pandemic, including communication, collaboration, and coordination…
