Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10354931 | Healthcare | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Of the many problems facing the US healthcare system, the shortage of behavioral health providers in outpatient settings is particularly profound. To address this issue, Boston׳s Brigham and Women׳s Hospital identified ways to incorporate behavioral health into primary care when it opened the South Huntington Primary Care clinic in August 2011. When the needs of its patients were more complex than anticipated, the clinic created assessment tools and refined care processes to identify, triage, and monitor patients with mental illness. Key insights from the South Huntington experience include:
- Hiring for roles instead of training can decrease costs of implementation.
- A process for reflection, assessment, and adaptation is a critical component of innovation.
- Innovations must adapt to the specific needs of the local community.
- Innovations are most effective when they reflect the capabilities of local providers.
- Hiring for roles instead of training can decrease costs of implementation.
- A process for reflection, assessment, and adaptation is a critical component of innovation.
- Innovations must adapt to the specific needs of the local community.
- Innovations are most effective when they reflect the capabilities of local providers.
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Authors
Katherine Majzoub Perez, Lydia Flier, Helen D'Couto, Meghan Rudder, Anjali Thakker, John Weems, Leah Wibecan, Zirui Song, Asaf Bitton, Jane Erb, Stuart Pollack, David Silbersweig, Lara Sullivan, Joseph Frolkis,