Table 7 |.
Core structures for integrated behavioral health
# | Structure Short Description | Structure Definition | Important (% agreeda) | Feasible to Measure (% agreeda) | PIP | PCMH/BH |
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2 | Administrative support and supervision for IBH team | The clinic provides administrative support and supervision to all IBH providers and staff as needed (e.g., clinical supervision for nurses, mid-level providers providing behavioral interventions and medication adherence support) | 92% | 52% | X | X |
3 | Routine examination of provider and clinic outcomes for quality improvement | The clinic regularly (e.g., quarterly) reviews provider and clinic level outcomes to improve care as needed (e.g., via quality improvement initiatives) | 88% | 80% | X | ** |
4 | Interoperable EHR access for all of the IBH team | IBH team providers share access across the electronic health record systems in the practice | 100% | 84% | ** | ** |
5 | IBH team has available and appropriate space | IBH team providers have reasonable and appropriate work space allocated within the practice that supports productive work space and collaboration | 100% | 72% | ** | * |
6 | Behavioral health provider (BHP) available to the clinic | IBH includes a qualified behavioral health provider (BHP) licensed / trained to provide evidence based behavioral interventions | 92% | 84% | X | ** |
7 | BHP team has protected time to do outreach and follow-ups as needed | BHP team has protected time to review and manage the caseload, conduct outreach and follow-ups as needed (e.g., identifying cases at risk, triage to the right level of care / intensify treatment, do outreach) | 96% | 52% | X | * |
8 | BHP team has accountability for access and outcomes | Patient panels are monitored for timely access to care and outcomes are evaluated to drive care improvements | 96% | 68% | * | * |
9 | Tracking system for panel management | Clinic tools (e.g., registry, real time reports) are in place to support identifying, tracking, and monitoring IBH related cases | 92% | 76% | ** | X |
Respondents rated the question as either “agree” or “strongly agree.
weak match;
strong match; X did not match.