TY - JOUR
AU - L. K. Cook
AU - S. A. Burge
AU - T. L. Mathews
AU - K. A. Kupzyk
AU - J. F. Houfek
A1 - 
AB - OBJECTIVE: A rural primary care clinic implemented an advance practice providers, including nurse practitioner (APRN)-led integrated behavioral health program to facilitate holistic health care delivery. METHODS: Implementation was facilitated by Health Resources and Services Administration Grant funding to a state University College of Nursing. The College formed an academic-practice partnership with a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to implement integrated care in a rural satellite clinic administered by the FQHC. An interdisciplinary team (two family APRNs, a psychiatric APRN, a licensed behavioral health provider, and the Grant Project Director who is a Psychiatric APRN and a licensed Psychologist) provided the integrated care based on the University of Washington's Collaborative Care Model. RESULTS: This brief report describes the implementation of integrated care during the clinic's first year, services provided, lessons learned, community response, and improvement in anxiety and depressive symptoms for patients who were treated for behavioral health problems. An exemplar illustrates how collaborative care addressed one patient's behavioral health and primary care needs. CONCLUSIONS: APRN-led collaborative care can expand access to holistic, affordable care in rural areas to improve mental health. Adaptation and flexibility in traditional roles may be necessary and determining post-grant access to funding for services will be necessary for sustainability.
AD - Leigh K. Cook, MSN, APRN-NP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, UNMC College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA.;Stephanie A. Burge, DNP, FNP-BC, UNMC College of Nursing, Kearney, NE, USA.;Therese L. Mathews, PhD, PPCNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, UNMC College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA.;Kevin A. Kupzyk, PhD, UNMC College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA.;Julia F. Houfek, PhD, APRN-CNS, UNMC College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA.
AN - 37421155
BT - J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc
C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
DA - Jul 8
DO - 10.1177/10783903231185783
DP - NLM
ET - 20230708
JF - J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc
LA - eng
N2 - OBJECTIVE: A rural primary care clinic implemented an advance practice providers, including nurse practitioner (APRN)-led integrated behavioral health program to facilitate holistic health care delivery. METHODS: Implementation was facilitated by Health Resources and Services Administration Grant funding to a state University College of Nursing. The College formed an academic-practice partnership with a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to implement integrated care in a rural satellite clinic administered by the FQHC. An interdisciplinary team (two family APRNs, a psychiatric APRN, a licensed behavioral health provider, and the Grant Project Director who is a Psychiatric APRN and a licensed Psychologist) provided the integrated care based on the University of Washington's Collaborative Care Model. RESULTS: This brief report describes the implementation of integrated care during the clinic's first year, services provided, lessons learned, community response, and improvement in anxiety and depressive symptoms for patients who were treated for behavioral health problems. An exemplar illustrates how collaborative care addressed one patient's behavioral health and primary care needs. CONCLUSIONS: APRN-led collaborative care can expand access to holistic, affordable care in rural areas to improve mental health. Adaptation and flexibility in traditional roles may be necessary and determining post-grant access to funding for services will be necessary for sustainability.
PY - 2023
SN - 1078-3903
SP - 10783903231185783
ST - Implementing an APRN-Led Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in a Rural Community
T1 - Implementing an APRN-Led Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in a Rural Community
T2 - J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc
TI - Implementing an APRN-Led Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in a Rural Community
U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.1177/10783903231185783
VO - 1078-3903
Y1 - 2023
ER -