Maria, RN By three in the afternoon, the clinic always felt a little frayed at the edges. The hum of printers, the faint ring of unanswered phone lines, the blinking of notices for new results — it all blended into the kind of background noise you stop noticing until the day feels heavy. It was […]
Why We Need Dedicated Integrated Care Directors — At Every Level of the Health System If you’ve spent any time in the integrated care space, you know the pattern: A grant funds a pilot. A bold health plan tries something innovative. A state rolls out a value-based model. Then people move on, funding dries up, […]
The question is: how can a design philosophy rooted in early modernism help us create healthcare spaces that are more human, efficient, holistic, and equitable? The answer might partially lie in six Bauhaus ideas that seem to align perfectly with the aims of integrated care. 1. Form Follows Function At the core of Bauhaus design […]
The Firestarter Framework: Fueling Passion and Purpose Dr. Thomas opened her session delving into the Firestarter Framework to explore our personal journeys in Integrated Care leadership and inspire participants to carry the CFHA “spark” home after the conference, igniting ongoing passion for integration. This framework classifies drivers of change into three groups. These Firestarter types […]
What’s New in the MOUD Playbook The updated Playbook offers several key enhancements: · A stronger emphasis on low-barrier, person-centered care. The Playbook underscores that using MOUD saves lives and should not be withheld due to continued substance use or resistance to counseling. It highlights the need for stigma reduction, appropriate levels of care, and […]
While many providers in primary care encounter patients at risk of suicide, they may not feel equipped to respond. A new topic brief from AHRQ’s Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care aims to help. Emerging Best Practices for Addressing Suicidality in Primary Care outlines strategies that can be integrated into routine care and […]
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