Effects of a Behavioral Health and Chronic Illness Care Intervention on Patient Outcomes in Primary Care Practices in the Dakotas
Journal of health care for the poor and underserved(2019)
摘要
From 2012 to 2015, Sanford Health, a large health care system, integrated behavioral health services and chronic condition care management in some of its primary care practices in the Dakotas and rural Minnesota. Using difference-in-differences analyses for fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries attributed to 22 participating practices and 91 matched comparison practices, we found that the program increased the receipt of four recommended diabetes care processes by 8.6% (p=.048) and, by slowing the increase in emergency department (ED) visits, reduced them by 4.9% (p=.07) relative to the comparison group. However, the findings are mixed: the program did not affect hospital admissions, readmissions, or Medicare spending. In addition, the program increased admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions by 13.6% (p=.07) relative to the comparison group. Sanford's program provides a concrete example of how to incorporate behavioral health services in primary care in underserved areas with some positive results on quality-of-care processes and ED utilization.
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Primary health care,Medicare,quality improvement,mental health services,medically underserved area,patient-centered care,collaborative care,care coordination
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