Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration: Advancing the Collaborative Care Model in MA
Collaborative Care is an evidence-based approach to integrate behavioral healthcare into primary care settings that can improve quality of care, provide access to timely behavioral health evaluation and intervention, prevent suicides, and reduce overall healthcare costs.
This Philip W. Johnston Massachusetts Health Policy Forum event included a research presentation and panel discussion focusing on the current Massachusetts health care environment, the challenges faced in meeting complex patient needs in primary care settings, and identify a path forward to advance the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) followed.
This event was co-sponsored by The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis. It is made possible by generous funding from the Bowman Family Foundation, The Goodness Web, Bend Health, Concert Health, and Helios Behavioral Health Foundation. The Massachusetts Health Policy Forum is also supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Baystate Health.
Previously known as the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum, the event was renamed to honor Philip W. Johnston’s work in the Commonwealth.