Compendium of behavioral health integration resources: Implementation

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Chapter 8: Designing the Workflow

Focus on how to create processes and protocols for the entire care team to recognize when the behavioral health specialist should become involved.

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BHI Compendium

Learn what your practice needs to make the best decisions for the mental health of your patients.

Chapter 9: Preparing the Clinical Team

Help achieve your practice's success metrics by ensuring everyone knows their individual role and responsibilities.

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  • The Partnership Checklist: Utilize this Partnership Checklist to determine if a partnership is necessary to achieve the desired outcomes for the integration program in your practice or organization.
  • Integration Training Resources: For direct training manuals on integration and important steps along the way, utilize the manuals provided from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Center for Integrated Healthcare.

Chapter 10: Partnering with the Patient

It is important that care teams explain the “why and how” of integrated care to patients and family/caregivers. This chapter explores best practices to engage and activate patients in their care.

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Chapter 11: Financial Sustainability: Billing & Coding

There is no "one-size-fits-all” financial model for BHI. Explore different approaches to finance your BHI activities in this chapter.

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Chapter 12: Measuring Progress

As integration is a process that is constantly evolving, it is important that you continue to check your progress and reassess where you need to grow along the way.

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With an increased number of people reporting worsening mental health in recent years, it is imperative that people are aware of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) telephone program.

People experiencing a suicidal, substance use, and/or mental health crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress can call, chat or text 988, and speak to trained crisis counselors. The national hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The previous National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will continue to be operational and route calls to 988 indefinitely.

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