Behavioral health integration: An essential element of population-based healthcare redesign

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 364-371

  Levey, Shandra M Brown ^a   Miller, Benjamin F ^a   deGruy III, Frank Verloin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Collaborative care; Healthcare policy; Integrated care; Mental health; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAID; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84866089586     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-012-0152-5     Document Type: Article

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