Common Behavioral Health Services Performed by Primary Care Team Members at Learning from Effective Ambulatory Practices, 2013†
Elicit BH Concerns during Interactions with Patients | Conduct BH Screening | Administer BH Assessments | Connect Patients to BH Services Inside or Outside the Clinic | Collaborate with Other Team Members on BH-Related Treatment Planning | Prescribe Psychiatric Medications | Conduct BH-Related Monitoring and Follow-up | Help Run Programs or Group Visits Related to BH or Chronic Pain | |
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PCP | X | X | X | X | X | |||
BH specialist | X | X | X | X | X* | X | X | |
Layperson BH assistant | X | X | X | X | ||||
RN | X | X | X | X | X | |||
MA | X | X | X | X | ||||
MA care coordinator | X | X | X | |||||
Front desk staff | X | |||||||
Health coach | X | X | ||||||
OT | X | |||||||
PT/PT assistant | X | |||||||
Nutritionist | X |
↵* BH prescribers (e.g., psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners) prescribed psychiatric medications but other BH specialists (e.g., psychologists, masters-level therapists) did not.
BH, behavioral health; PCP, primary care provider; RN, registered nurse; MA, medical assistant; OT, occupational therapist; PT, physical therapist; PCP, primary care provider.
↵† “X” denotes that the identified team members performed the identified services at multiple LEAP practices.