Table 2.

Collaborative Care Categorization Overview

Coordinated	Co-Located	Integrated
Routine behavioral health screening in primary care setting Referral relationships developed between primary care and behavioral health Methods established for routine exchange of information between treatment settings Primary care provider may deliver brief behavioral health interventions depending on severity	Medical and behavioral health services located in same setting Referral process developed to delineate cases to be seen by behavioral health Proximity promotes enhanced informal communication and bi-directional consultation Needs of the clinic population may influence the type of behavioral health services offered	Medical and behavioral services can be located in the either the same or separate facilities Shared treatment plan between providers with both behavioral and medical elements Multidisciplinary team works together to deliver care using a pre-arranged protocol Use of a database to track the care of patients who screen positive Protocols and improvement goals target the whole population in the database

^*Adapted from articles by Blount A.⁴⁸ and Collins et al.⁴⁷