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Successful Implementation of Integrated Behavioral Health

W. Perry Dickinson, Mark Gritz, Kyle E. Knierim, Stephanie Kirchner, Douglas H. Fernald, Allyson Gottsman, Kimberly Wiggins and L. Miriam Dickinson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2025, 38 (1) 107-118; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240081R1
W. Perry Dickinson
From the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA (WPD, MG, KEK, SK, DHF, AG, KW, LMD); University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA (MG).
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Mark Gritz
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Kyle E. Knierim
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Stephanie Kirchner
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Douglas H. Fernald
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Allyson Gottsman
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Kimberly Wiggins
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L. Miriam Dickinson
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    Table 1.

    Practice Characteristics

    Cohort 1 N = 95Cohort 2 N = 155Cohort 3 N = 84Total N = 334
    N (%) or mean (SD)N (%) or mean (SD)N (%) or mean (SD)N (%) or mean (SD)P-value
    Organization type<0.0001
     FQHC22 (23.2)49 (31.6)11 (13.4)82 (24.6)
     HMO1 (1.1)0 (0)3 (3.6)4 (1.2)
     Hospital/system25 (26.3)24 (15.5)12 (14.3)61 (18.3)
     School-based clinic3 (3.2)19 (12.3)4 (4.8)26 (7.8)
     Private44 (46.3)63 (40.7)54 (64.3)161 (48.2)
    Ages served0.0008
     Adults only11 (11.6)5 (3.2)17 (20.2)33 (9.9)
     All ages63 (66.3)112 (72.3)46 (54.8)221 (66.2)
     Children only21 (22.1)38 (24.5)21 (25.0)80 (24.0)
    Size<0.0001
     Large46 (48.4)31 (20.0)20 (23.8)97 (29.0)
     Medium27 (28.4)51 (32.9)25 (29.8)103 (30.8)
     Small22 (23.2)73 (47.1)39 (46.4)134 (40.1)
    Visits per year17,288 (13184)10,843 (14119)11,237 (11237)12,773 (15007)0.0024
    Rural location24 (25.3)58 (37.4)19 (22.6)101 (30.2)0.0271
    Percent uninsured10.0 (14.2)11.4 (13.6)6.9 (10.3)9.9 (13.1)0.0421
    Percent medicaid32.8 (26.8)36.8 (25.8)28.8 (23.3)33.6 (25.6)0.0651
    • Abbreviations: FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center; HMO, Health Maintenance Organization; SD, Standard Deviation.

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    Table 2.

    Change in Building Block Implementation Over Time

    Building BlockBaseline N = 333 Estimate (SE)One-year N = 324 Estimate (SE)Two-year N = 237 Estimate (SE)P-value for change
    Engaged leadership73.9 (1.6)85.4 (1.6)88.0 (1.7)0.0005
    Data driven improvement68.2 (1.7)86.6 (1.7)90.1 (1.8)<0.0001
    Empanelment72.7 (2.1)87.6 (2.1)92.6 (2.3)<0.0001
    Team based care70.7 (1.8)85.0 (1.8)89.0 (1.9)0.0223
    Patient team partnership61.3 (1.8)76.6 (1.8)82.6 (1.9)0.0420
    Population management67.0 (1.9)82.1 (1.9)89.2 (2.0)<0.0001
    Continuity of care72.3 (2.4)84.7 (2.4)88.0 (2.5)<0.0001
    Access to care80.8 (1.5)88.3 (1.5)90.4 (1.6)<0.0001
    Care coordination64.2 (2.0)79.9 (2.0)89.3 (2.1)<0.0001
    Resource utilization53.6 (1.9)68.3 (1.0)76.6 (2.1)<0.0001
    Behavioral health improvement62.2 (1.7)79.5 (1.7)87.8 (1.8)<0.0001
    Behavioral health integration56.9 (2.7)77.4 (2.7)88.1 (2.8)<0.0001
    • Abbreviation: SE, Standard Error.

    • +P-value refers to overall change across all three timepoints; adjusted for rurality, size, cohort, ages served (children only, mixed, adult only), size.

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    Table 3.

    Additional Change per Year by 10-point Improvement in Building Block Implementation*

    Maternal Depression Screening N = 84Depression Screening and Follow-up N = 318
    Coef (SE)±P-valueCoef (SE)±P-value
    Total score0.1372 (0.0309)<0.00010.1409 (0.0149)<0.0001
    Leadership0.0004 (0.0100)0.9705−0.0045 (0.0057)0.4286
    Data driven improvement−0.0036 (0.0176)0.83810.0168 (0.0070)0.0159
    Empanelment0.0143 (0.0105)0.17590.0095 (0.0054)0.0824
    Team-based care0.0007 (0.0106)0.94730.0070 (0.0059)0.2299
    Patient team partnership−0.0080 (0.0101)0.42830.0127 (0.0054)0.0187
    Population management0.0055 (0.0093)0.55180.0119 (0.0052)0.0207
    Continuity of care0.0063 (0.0078)0.41730.0101 (0.0041)0.0135
    Access−0.0080 (0.0149)0.59150.0128 (0.0064)0.0472
    Coordination of care0.0047 (0.0113)0.67510.0139 (0.0050)0.0051
    Resource utilization0.0216 (0.0092)0.01940.0109 (0.0043)0.0115
    Behavioral health improvement0.0137 (0.0118)0.24700.0162 (0.0060)0.0071
    Behavioral health integration0.0119 (0.0067)0.07770.0150 (0.0039)0.0001
    • Abbreviation: SE, Standard Error.

    • *General linear mixed model with adjustments for location (rural/urban), organization type, ages served, cohort, and size. Statistically significant results are bolded and italicized.

    • ±Per 10 point improvement in Building Block.

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