TY - JOUR
T1 - Leveraging behavioral health expertise
T2 - Practices and potential of the project ECHO approach to virtually integrating care in underserved areas
AU - Hager, Brant
AU - Hasselberg, Michael
AU - Arzubi, Eric
AU - Betlinski, Jonathan
AU - Duncan, Mark
AU - Richman, Jennifer
AU - Raney, Lori E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Financial support for this work was provided to Dr. Hager by grant 2015PG-T1D029 from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, grant 3RL43 from the GE Foundation, and grant 3RBJ5 from the American Institute for Research; to Dr.Hasselberg by grant 5-23331 from the New York State Health Foundation, grant 15-01568 from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation, grant 1027 from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, and grant U1QHP28738 from the Health Resources and Services Administration; and by Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana, Montana Medicaid, Pacific Source, and MT Mental Health Trust. The views presented are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding organizations.
Funding Information:
Dr. Hager is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque. Dr. Hasselberg and Dr. Richman are with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. Dr. Arzubi is with the Department of Psychiatry, Billings Clinic, Billings, Montana. Dr. Betlinski is with the Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland. Dr. Duncan is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Raney is with Health Management Associates, Denver, Colorado. Benjamin G. Druss, M.D., M.P.H., and Gail L. Daumit, M.D., M.H.S., are editors of this column. Send correspondence to Dr. Hager (e-mail: bhager@salud.unm.edu). Information from this report was presented at the Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association Annual Winter Conference, Portland, Oregon, February 24 and 25, 2017; and at the Institute for Psychiatric Services, Washington, D.C., October 6–9, 2016. Financial support for this work was provided to Dr. Hager by grant 2015PG-T1D029 from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, grant 3RL43 from the GE Foundation, and grant 3RBJ5 from the American Institute for Research; to Dr.Hasselberg by grant 5-23331 from the New York State Health Foundation, grant 15-01568 from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation, grant 1027 from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, and grant U1QHP28738 from the Health Resources and Services Administration; and by Blue Cross Blue Shield Montana, Montana Medicaid, Pacific Source, and MT Mental Health Trust. The views presented are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding organizations. Dr. Raney reports receipt of royalties from American Psychiatric Association Publishing. The other authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - This column describes Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a teleconsultation, tele-education, telementoring model for enhancing primary care treatment of underserved patients with complex medical conditions. Numerous centers have adapted ECHO to support primary care treatment of behavioral health disorders. Preliminary evidence for behavioral health ECHO programs suggests positive impacts on providers, treatment planning, and emergency department costs. ECHO has the potential to improve access to effective and cost-effective behavioral health care by virtually integrating behavioral health knowledge and support in sites where specialty providers are not available. Patient-level outcomes research is critical.
AB - This column describes Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a teleconsultation, tele-education, telementoring model for enhancing primary care treatment of underserved patients with complex medical conditions. Numerous centers have adapted ECHO to support primary care treatment of behavioral health disorders. Preliminary evidence for behavioral health ECHO programs suggests positive impacts on providers, treatment planning, and emergency department costs. ECHO has the potential to improve access to effective and cost-effective behavioral health care by virtually integrating behavioral health knowledge and support in sites where specialty providers are not available. Patient-level outcomes research is critical.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.201700211
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.201700211
M3 - Article
C2 - 29446334
AN - SCOPUS:85044854949
SN - 1075-2730
VL - 69
SP - 366
EP - 369
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 4
ER -