Leveraging behavioral health expertise: Practices and potential of the project ECHO approach to virtually integrating care in underserved areas

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 366-369

  Hager, Brant ^a   Hasselberg, Michael ^b   Arzubi, Eric ^c   Betlinski, Jonathan ^d   Duncan, Mark ^e   Richman, Jennifer ^b   Raney, Lori E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BILLINGS CLINIC   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f Health Management Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 85044854949     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201700211     Document Type: Article

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