TY - JOUR
KW - Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/organization & administration
KW - Humans
KW - Mental Health Services/organization & administration
KW - Primary Health Care/organization & administration
KW - behavioral health
KW - behavioral health integration
KW - integrated care
KW - Measuring integration
KW - Mixed methods evaluation
KW - primary care
KW - Program Implementation
KW - Provider perceptions
AU - Heather Farb
AU - Katie Sacca
AU - Margaret Variano
AU - Lisa Gentry
AU - Meagan Relle
AU - Jane Bertrand
A1 - 
AB - Behavioral health integration (BHI) is a proven, effective practice for addressing the joint behavioral health and medical health needs of vulnerable populations. As part of the New Orleans Charitable Health Fund (NOCHF) program, this study addressed a gap in literature to better understand factors that impact the implementation of BHI by analyzing perceptions and practices among staff at integrating organizations. Using a mixed-method design, quantitative results from the Levels of Integration Measure (LIM), a survey tool for assessing staff perceptions of BHI in primary care settings (n=86), were analyzed alongside qualitative results from in-depth interviews with staff (n=27). Findings highlighted the roles of strong leadership, training, and process changes on staff collaboration, relationships, and commitment to BHI. This study demonstrates the usefulness of the LIM in conjunction with in-depth interviews as an assessment tool for understanding perceptions and organizational readiness for BHI implementation.
AD - Louisiana Public Health Institute, 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1200, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA. hfarb@lphi.org.; Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, Bureau of Family Health, 1450 Poydras Street, Suite 2032, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.; Louisiana Public Health Institute, 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1200, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.; Ochsner Health System, 1514 Jefferson Highway, Jefferson, LA, 70121, USA.; Louisiana Public Health Institute, 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1200, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.; Optum, 3838 N. Causeway Boulevard., Suite 2600, Metairie, LA, 70002, USA.; Louisiana Public Health Institute, 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1200, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.; Department of Global Health Management and Policy, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 1900, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
BT - The journal of behavioral health services & research
C5 - Education & Workforce; Measures
CP - 1
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s11414-017-9559-6
IS - 1
JF - The journal of behavioral health services & research
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - Behavioral health integration (BHI) is a proven, effective practice for addressing the joint behavioral health and medical health needs of vulnerable populations. As part of the New Orleans Charitable Health Fund (NOCHF) program, this study addressed a gap in literature to better understand factors that impact the implementation of BHI by analyzing perceptions and practices among staff at integrating organizations. Using a mixed-method design, quantitative results from the Levels of Integration Measure (LIM), a survey tool for assessing staff perceptions of BHI in primary care settings (n=86), were analyzed alongside qualitative results from in-depth interviews with staff (n=27). Findings highlighted the roles of strong leadership, training, and process changes on staff collaboration, relationships, and commitment to BHI. This study demonstrates the usefulness of the LIM in conjunction with in-depth interviews as an assessment tool for understanding perceptions and organizational readiness for BHI implementation.
PP - United States
PY - 2018
SN - 1556-3308; 1094-3412
SP - 143
EP - 155
EP - 
T1 - Provider and Staff Perceptions and Experiences Implementing Behavioral Health Integration in Six Low-Income Health Care Organizations
T2 - The journal of behavioral health services & research
TI - Provider and Staff Perceptions and Experiences Implementing Behavioral Health Integration in Six Low-Income Health Care Organizations
U1 - Education & Workforce; Measures
U2 - 28776268
U3 - 10.1007/s11414-017-9559-6
VL - 45
VO - 1556-3308; 1094-3412
Y1 - 2018
Y2 - Jan
ER -