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Integration and Collaboration

Integration refers to the cooperation of providers within a single organization to deliver healthcare to an individual. Collaboration refers to the cooperation of providers in general to deliver healthcare services to an individual, with providers potentially coming from multiple different organizations. For example, oral health and behavioral health services are often integrated with primary care.

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Interrupted Integrated Healthcare? How Primary Care Practices Adapted Core Components of Integrated Healthcare in Response to COVID-19

Authors: Brianna Lombardi | Lisa de Saxe Zerden | Diana K Krueger | Erica Richman

Topics: COVID-19, Integration and Collaboration, Primary Care

August 8, 2023
This policy brief explores ways in which integrated health care (IHC) was modified during the pandemic, including communication, collaboration, and coordination of care by presenting 4 main themes from a qualitative study of 20 participants, 15 behavioral health providers, and 5 physical health providers.
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When the Note Doesn’t Fit: Social Workers Documenting in the Electronic Health Record on Integrated Health Teams

Authors: Brianna Lombardi | Lisa de Saxe Zerden | Erica Richman | Ting Guan

Topics: Health Information Technology, Integration and Collaboration

August 2, 2023
This article in the Journal of Technology in Human Services presents 3 themes that emerged from a qualitative study seeking to understand how social workers document their work in electronic health records (EHRs) in integrated primary care settings.
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Pharmacists Colocated With Primary Care Physicians: Teaming Up for Patient Access

Authors: Emily M. Hawes | Evan Galloway | Cristen P. Page | Mary Roth McClurg | Brianna Lombardi

Topics: Emerging Models and Innovations, Integration and Collaboration, Primary Care, Scope of Practice (SOP)

February 6, 2023
This brief investigates the prevalence of colocation of pharmacists with primary care physicians (PCPs) and examines the factors associated with colocation, including geographic location.
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Implementing Care Coordination in a Large Dental Care Organization in the United States by Upskilling Front Office Personnel

Authors: Aubri Kottek | Kristen Hoeft | Joel White | Elizabeth Mertz

Topics: Integration and Collaboration, Oral Health

April 7, 2021
This article describes the process of dental care advocate (DCA) role implementation and assesses staff and clinician perceptions about the role pre- and post-implementation.
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The Evolving Sex, Race, and Ethnic Composition of the Surgical Workforce: North Carolina is a Bellwether of National Change

Authors: Erin Fraher

Topics: Diversity, Integration and Collaboration, Workforce Demand

March 20, 2021
This article examines the slow and gradual diversification of the surgical workforce in North Carolina.
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