Full Description
Integrated Care in Psychiatry: Redefining the Role of Mental Health Professionals in the Medical Setting is a landmark title in the field, offering a clear, detailed, and cohesive call by leading experts for coordinated care for patients with concurrent psychiatric and medical conditions. The renowned editors and authors argue that what is slowly occurring, and greatly needed at a faster pace, is nothing less than a sea change in the way that psychiatric care will be delivered. The current, mostly segregated, medical and psychiatric model of care has led to the development of competing medical and psychiatric subcultures that have resulted in a lack of dialog among health providers, administrators, and payers - and thus in less than optimal patient outcomes. To remedy this problem, the book offers a practical, insightful road map to achieving the central tenet of health reform - truly coordinated, patient-centered care where the care experience for the patient, the medical care itself, and the cost outcomes improve as the system changes from fee-for-service to population-based health. An invaluable reference for all clinicians, policy makers, payers, administrators, and others interested in the debate surrounding healthcare systems, Integrated Care in Psychiatry: Redefining the Role of Mental Health Professionals in the Medical Setting is a major contribution to the literature and a gold standard resource.
Contents
Foreword Preface Introduction: A Vision of Psychiatric Care Chapter 1: Prevalence of Psychiatric Symptoms/Syndromes in Medical Settings and Patient Access to Outcome Changing Care Chapter 2: Impact of Concurrent Physical and Psychiatric Conditions on Health Outcomes and Cost Chapter 3: Payment Barriers and Potential Solutions to Psychiatric Service Delivery in the Medical Setting Chapter 4: The Psychiatrist's Changing Role in a Reformed Delivery System: Adding Value in Accountable Care Organizations Chapter 5: Health Complexity and Working with Integrated Care Managers to Improve Outcomes in High Cost Complicated Patients Chapter 6: Building Value-Added Teams to Service Behavioral Health Needs in Patient Centered Medical Homes Chapter 7: Building Value-Added Inpatient General Hospital Psychiatric Teams Chapter 8: Transitioning to Psychiatric Service Delivery in the Medical Setting Chapter 9: Training the Next Generation of Psychiatrists for Collaborative Work with Medical Colleagues
