HealthLeaders Media October 19, 2023
Highmark Health recently announced the integration of behavioral healthcare into its health plan portal. It’s evidence that health systems are taking a close look at what primary care really means.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Healthcare organizations are looking for ways to add behavioral healthcare to the primary care platform, to address a nationwide shortage of psychiatrists and other specialists and an epidemic of mental health concerns.
– Integrating these services gives health systems an opportunity to address a key gap in care delivery and improve health and wellness, thus boosting clinical outcomes and curbing serious health outcomes later on.
– Experts say integrating behavioral and primary care can also reduce the costs associated with accessing specialty care and give providers more...
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