COVID-19 interrupted integrated health care (IHC) teams practicing in the same physical space. Although the use of telehealth increased, little was known about how other processes and integrated workflows were adapted during the pandemic in IHC teams. This policy brief explores ways in which IHC was modified during the pandemic, including communication, collaboration, and coordination…
This is Trish’s test for footer links on 12/22/23. A key goal of health reform in the US is to improve population health through expanded access to health insurance. Demand for high-quality, cost-effective, basic health services is anticipated to grow, particularly for underserved populations. However, there is also growing concern about the impact of health…
Medication is increasingly used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in primary care. It incorporates medication (ie, buprenorphine) with behavioral therapy and/or psychosocial services. Targeted planning for co-location of DEA-waivered buprenorphine prescribers and behavioral health (BH) clinicians could increase the use of MOUD. Presently, less than half of all waivered prescribers, outside of hospitals, are…
American physicians disproportionately suffer from burnout. Despite calls for solutions to the physician burnout crisis, there is little research on how multiple structural factors intersect in real-time as a system to shape well-being. This article examines pressures on physicians from societal, organizational, and professional levels, to assess how these structural factors work together to affect…
Medication is increasingly used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in primary care. It incorporates medication (ie, buprenorphine) with behavioral therapy and/or psychosocial services. Targeted planning for co-location of DEA-waivered buprenorphine prescribers and behavioral health (BH) clinicians could increase the use of MOUD. Presently, less than half of all waivered prescribers, outside of hospitals, are…
American physicians disproportionately suffer from burnout. Despite calls for solutions to the physician burnout crisis, there is little research on how multiple structural factors intersect in real-time as a system to shape well-being. This article examines pressures on physicians from societal, organizational, and professional levels, to assess how these structural factors work together to affect…
Social workers hold vital positions on interprofessional teams or integrated healthcare teams (IHC), increasingly in primary care settings, to deliver behavioral and mental health services. Electronic health records (EHR) serve as a communication tool within these teams, but little is known about how social workers interface with EHR. This article in the Journal of Technology…
COVID-19 interrupted integrated health care (IHC) teams practicing in the same physical space. Although the use of telehealth increased, little was known about how other processes and integrated workflows were adapted during the pandemic in IHC teams. This policy brief explores ways in which IHC was modified during the pandemic, including communication, collaboration, and coordination…
With increasing growth of physician assistant (PA) and nurse practitioner (NP) workforces, organizations that want to establish a successful transition to practice for PAs and NPs should consider implementing onboarding programs. However, most new-graduate primary care PAs and NPs have specific transition-to-practice needs, and understanding these needs is important for proper implementation of organizations’ onboarding…
Medication is increasingly used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in primary care. It incorporates medication (ie, buprenorphine) with behavioral therapy and/or psychosocial services. Targeted planning for co-location of DEA-waivered buprenorphine prescribers and behavioral health (BH) clinicians could increase the use of MOUD. Presently, less than half of all waivered prescribers, outside of hospitals, are…
