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Behavioral health integration in physician practices: RAND study

AMA partnered with the RAND Corporation to learn about the motivators, facilitators and barriers to BHI from physician practices with firsthand experience.

Public Health
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Behavioral health screening opens critical dialogue with patients

Screening can allow physicians to collect additional data, inform decisions on next steps—but it’s just one part of effective behavioral health care.

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Can you sustain behavioral health integration in your practice?

Learn more with the AMA about how to financially sustain integrated care to address patients’ mental health needs in your physician private practice.

Private Practices
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Why integrating mental health care into your practice can pay off

You can boost outcomes and solidify your primary care practice as your patients’ true medical home for whole-person care. Learn more with the AMA.

Private Practices
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How pediatricians can help patients who’ve experienced trauma

Learn how incorporating trauma-informed care into your pediatric practice can help kids and their families begin to heal and build resilience.

Population Care
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2 checklists to help private practices bolster mental health care

Whether your patients are kids or grown-ups, the AMA has checklists and toolkits to guide your practice in integrating behavioral health care.

Public Health
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Behavioral health coding guide

Download a PDF of this practice guide that provides physician practices and their care teams with a list of key CPT codes that can be used (as deemed medically appropriate) when administering behavioral health screening, treatment and/or preventative services.

Public Health
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Integrated behavioral health care for older adults

This practice guide provides primary care practices with actionable, evidence-based guidance on the nuances of integrated care for the behavioral health needs of older adults.

Public Health
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Youth mental health crisis: Trends & treatments with Joan Jeung, MD, MPH

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the youth mental health crisis.

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