Summit 2007
Mind and Body Reunited: Perspectives on Integrating Behavioral and Physical HealthcareMarch 15 – 17, 2007 The 2007 Santa Fe Summit focused on an important and timely topic - the integration of physical and behavioral health care. Leaders from primary care and behavioral health examined how the traditional separation of funding and service delivery has influenced the effectiveness of health practices and affected the lives of the people who receive services, and explored various approaches to integrate and coordinate physical and behavioral health in practice, using community health clinics and school based services for children as focal points. The topic of primary care and behavioral health coordination and integration has long been ignored, resulting in serious consequences for individuals and families including morbidity and early mortality. Recent data indicates that people with serious mental illnesses are dying 25 years earlier than their peers who do not have a mental illness. Far too often, this is directly attributable to the failure of preventing or intervening early to address the primary health care needs of people with behavioral health issues. With the advent of managed care, the increasing costs of medical care, advances in the science of treating illnesses, and shrinking resources for health care, public demand for better care and more efficient use of resources necessitated a reexamination of methods and approaches by both fields. Building on the efforts of the 2006 Summit, Cross-Systems Collaborations: Catalysts for Transforming Behavioral Health, ACMHA will continue to examine the issues of cross-systems collaboration in a more detailed and practical level by focusing on the merits, concerns, and approaches to integrating primary care and behavioral health services. Central to the conversation this year, presenters and participants will share "lessons learned" through both successes and failures. 165 leaders and change agents came together March 14 - 17 in Santa Fe to discuss integration and it’s affect on service access and delivery, leadership needs, and systems transformation efforts. Dynamic speakers, a facilitated discourse with field leaders about the pros and cons of integration, and small group interactive conversations and workshops were all central to the success of the summit. As post-Summit activities continue, ACMHA will add additional information to this page related to coordination and integration of behavioral health and primary care. The links below make available the pre-Summit commissioned paper on integration and presentation slides from faculty.
Barbara J. Mauer, MSW, CMC, MCPP Healthcare Consulting Benjamin G. Druss, MD, MPH, Emory University Access to Mental Health Services In Primary Care Settings: Reimbursement and Collaboration Alexander F. Ross, ScD, US Department of Health and Human Services CMS Update: Reimbursement for Mental Health Services Peggy A. Clark, MSW, MPA, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Taking a Road Less Traveled: Evolution of an Integrated Delivery System Dennis Freeman, PhD, Cherokee Health Systems Health/Mental Health Promotion in Schools Mark D. Weist, PhD, Center for School Mental Health Analysis and Action, University of Maryland Primary Care-Behavioral Health Linkages in School-Based Health Centers Steven N. Adelsheim, MD, University of New Mexico Using Qualitative and Quantitative Data To Tell Us About Integration and Outcomes Danna Mauch, PhD, Abt Associates Integrating Publicly Funded Physical and Behavioral Health Services: A Description of Selected Initiatives Alicia D. Smith, MHA, Health Management Associates Mental Health: The Role of Public Health and CDC Ali H. Mokdad, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Leadership and Integration: What Needs to Change? A. Kathryn Power, MEd, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA Learned from Integration Initiatives: Implications for Leadership Arthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD, Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services, Philadelphia Gail P. Hutchings, MPA, Behavioral Health Policy Collaborative, Chair – Summit Planning Committee Doing, Not Talking, the IOM Blueprint Ronald Manderscheid, PhD, Constella Group, LLC, and Johns Hopkins University Federal Parity Update Pamela Greenberg, Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness Going Forward: Post Summit Gail P. Hutchings, MPA, Behavioral Health Policy Collaborative, Chair – Summit Planning Committee
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