TY - JOUR
KW - Anxiety Disorders
KW - Humans
KW - Mass Screening
KW - Patient Acceptance of Health Care
KW - Primary Health Care
KW - Suicidal Ideation
KW - Anxiety
KW - Behavioral Medicine
KW - cost-effectiveness
KW - Depression
KW - Health care
KW - outcome expectations
KW - the Triple Aim
KW - well-being
AU - H. Reppeto
AU - C. Tuning
AU - D. H. Olsen
AU - A. Mullane
AU - C. Smith
A1 - 
AB - There is little research on behavioral health consultants addressing The Triple Aim goals in a community setting. This study examined the behavioral health consultants' effect on (1) reducing overall patient cost and (2) improving population health by examining psychological screening measures, healthcare utilization, and hospital charges. Results revealed changes in patient charges: emergency department encounters reduce by 8 percent, psychological distress significantly decrease (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, 13.9 to 10.9, p < 0.001; Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, 12.2 to 9.8, p < 0.001), and reduction in suicidal ideation (p < 0.001) following behavioral health consultant contact. Findings suggest that utilization of behavioral health consultants help health care systems meet The Triple Aim goals.
AD - Samaritan Health Services, USA.; Samaritan Health Services, USA.; Samaritan Health Services, USA.; Samaritan Health Services, USA.; Samaritan Health Services, USA.
BT - Journal of health psychology
C5 - Education & Workforce; Financing & Sustainability; Healthcare Disparities; Measures
CP - 2
DO - 10.1177/1359105318802949
IS - 2
JF - Journal of health psychology
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - There is little research on behavioral health consultants addressing The Triple Aim goals in a community setting. This study examined the behavioral health consultants' effect on (1) reducing overall patient cost and (2) improving population health by examining psychological screening measures, healthcare utilization, and hospital charges. Results revealed changes in patient charges: emergency department encounters reduce by 8 percent, psychological distress significantly decrease (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, 13.9 to 10.9, p < 0.001; Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, 12.2 to 9.8, p < 0.001), and reduction in suicidal ideation (p < 0.001) following behavioral health consultant contact. Findings suggest that utilization of behavioral health consultants help health care systems meet The Triple Aim goals.
PY - 2021
SN - 1461-7277; 1359-1053
SP - 205
EP - 213
EP - 
T1 - Triple Aim: Benefits of behavioral health providers in primary care
T2 - Journal of health psychology
TI - Triple Aim: Benefits of behavioral health providers in primary care
U1 - Education & Workforce; Financing & Sustainability; Healthcare Disparities; Measures
U2 - 30318920
U3 - 10.1177/1359105318802949
VL - 26
VO - 1461-7277; 1359-1053
Y1 - 2021
Y2 - Feb
ER -