A 2014 report on the state of the mental health work force in Texas and efforts to improve and increasae its capacity.
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CHCS – The Collaborative Care Model: An Approach for Integrating Physical and Mental Health Care in Medicaid Health Homes
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States across the country are seeking evidence-based approaches to improve the health care of high-need, high-cost Medicaid populations. Strategies to improve the integration of physical and behavioral health care are essential for such individuals with complex needs as are innovative payment models to cover the costs of care. The...
View moreBMC – A needs-based method for estimating the behavioral health staff needs of community health centers
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This article discusses the need for additional behavioral health professionals as part of the primary care team at FQHCs.
View moreEducation Health Center Initiative – Education Health Center Toolkit
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A toolkit for developing a Teaching Health Center created through a partnership between the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association, the Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States, the University of Washington Department of Family Medicine, and the Family Medicine Residency Network.
View moreNWRPCA Webinar – Training the Next Generation, Transforming Primary Care
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A webinar focused on nurse practitioner residency programs as part of a tranformation of primary care.
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NCBI Manuscript – Project ECHO
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The National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine has posted the manuscript “Academic Health Center Management of Chronic Diseases through Knowledge Networks: Project ECHO” discussing chronic disease management in underserved areas.
View moreAHRQ Health IT for Improved Chronic Disease Management
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This AHRQ brief highlights early observations from 13 research projects that incorporate the use of health IT in their programs to improve care for patients with chronic diseases and focus on the following implementation consideration.
View moreNCOA Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
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The National Council on Aging promotes Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs (CDSMP) to help older adults better manage their chronic conditions, improve their quality of life, and lower health care costs. See this site for more information and to find a CDSMP near you.
View moreSTAR² Center Data Profile User Guide
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The STAR² Center created individual health center recruitment and retention Data Profiles Dashboards to help identify and quantify workforce need. Each health center CEO received information on how to log in and access their organization’s confidential Data Profile Dashboard. This user guide was designed as a companion document for...
View moreNACHC – Increasing the Workforce Capacity of Health Centers: Reimbursement and Scope of Practice
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Policy issues that health center providers face in caring for Medicaid and uninsured patients include the difficulty in securing funding for services provided by appropriately trained team members that are often non-billable or included in their payment rates and statutes that limit primary health care team members from practicing...
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