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Integrated health care involves sharing of information among team members related to patient care and the establishment of a comprehensive treatment plan to address the biological, psychological and social needs of the patient.
• Integrated health care is characterized by a high degree of collaboration and communication, along with shared leadership and decision-making authority, among a team of health care professionals.
This series provides a behind-the-scenes look at how psychologists in integrated health contribute to improved patient satisfaction and better health by working collaboratively with physicians, patients and families.
Psychologists who practice integrated care work alongside physicians as colleagues and team members in hospitals, primary care settings and other specialty health care practices. Psychologists working in integrated care settings should not refer to their practice as “collaborative care.”
In a nutshell, integrated health care means clinicians take an approach to care that involves a high level of collaboration within a network of health care partners, allowing them to work together to address all of a patient’s needs, including physical, psychological, social and even spiritual needs.
In order to aid PCPs in their attempts to increase IPP, three significant and time consuming psychological trends, non-drug pain management, nutritional health, and programmatic outcomes/data management, will be explored at each level of integration.
Integrated health care is playing an increasingly important role in the U.S. health care system by improving coordination of care and reducing health disparities and cost. Despite its promise, the field of counseling psychology has been slow in responding to this trend and in preparing its future workforce for this health care modality.
This article provides an overview of integrated care to help practicing psychologists develop a better understanding of interprofessional health care and evaluate their interest in and readiness to provide professional services in health care.
Integrated behavioral health is a care delivery model that combines or coordinates care for physical, mental, and substance use disorders, usually to address problems identified during primary care visits. [7] .
In a series of articles, in this Major Contribution we highlight (a) the rise and benefits of integrated health care; (b) two counseling psychology programs’ training models and assessment methods for preparing their students for careers in integrated health care; and (c) the experiences, satisfaction, and challenges of counseling ...