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ArticleBMJ open quality2021

Improving medical residents' utilisation of integrated mental health in primary care.

Jenna Palladino, Deirdra Frum-Vassallo, Joanne D Taylor, Victoria L Webb

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Article in BMJ open quality, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jenna PalladinoPsychiatry and Behavioral Health, Stony Brook University, Commack, New York, USA jenna.palladino@stonybrookmedicine.edu.
Deirdra Frum-VassalloPsychology Service, Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, New York, USA.
Joanne D TaylorPsychology Service, Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, New York, USA.
Victoria L WebbMain Line Therapy and Psychological Services, LLC, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA.
Northport VA Medical Center · USMain Line Health · USStony Brook University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntegration of mental health services allows for improved prevention and management of chronic conditions within the primary care setting. This quality improvement project aimed to increase adherence to and functioning of an integrated care model within a patient-centred medical home. Specifically, the project focused on improving collaboration between Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) and the medical resident Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northport,New York (VAMC Northport).

methodThe project used increased education, training and relationship building among the medical resident PACTs, and the establishment of regularly occurring integrated team meetings for medical and mental health providers. Education of residents was measured with a self-assessment pre-training and post-training, while utilisation was measured by the percentage of patients currently on a PACT's panel with at least one PC-MHI encounter in the last 12 months (known in VAMC Northport as PACT-15 metric).

resultsTwo resident PACTs that received both training and weekly integrated meetings increased their utilisation of integrated mental health services by 3.8% and 4.5%, respectively. PACTs that participated in training only, with no regular meetings, showed an initial improvement in utilisation that declined over time.

conclusionsTraining alone appeared beneficial but insufficient for increased integration over time. The addition of a regularly occurring integrated weekly meeting may be a critical component of facilitating sustained mental health integration in a primary care medical home model.

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Internship and ResidencyMental Health ServicesHumansMental HealthPrimary Health CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans Affairshealthcare quality improvementmental healthPDSAprimary care

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PMCPMC8386211
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