Table 3. Practice Characteristics and Organizing Constructs
Practice ID12345678910111213141516171819
Practice characteristics, PC/MH/BothBothBothBothPCPCPCPCPCPCClinicianHospital systemHospital systemClinicianHospital system, HMO, not for profitGovernmentHospital systemPrivate, not for profitPrivate, not for profitPrivate, not for profit
    OwnershipPrivate, not for profitPrivate, not for profitPrivatePrivate, not for profitHospital systemPrivate, not for profitClinicianPrivate, not for profitClinicianSuburbanRuralSuburbanUrbanSuburbanUrbanSuburbanRuralSuburbanRural
    SettingUrbanSuburbanUrbanSuburbanUrbanSuburbanSuburbanUrbanRural
Financial characteristicsNoneNoneFQHCNoneNoneGovernmentFQHCCMHCCMHCCMHC
    Govt/FQHC/CMHC & FQHC/NoneFQHC/CMHCFQHC/CMHCGovernmentFQHCNoneFQHCNoneFQHCNone
    Practice revenue, %455713.4527549100.53
        Medicare7108715412446040103.970.20.2148255840
        Medicaid353822302643104959130263.6172.814.798351.229
        Commercial insurance398.22475916211695253118.9703135301428
        Uninsured1943.84656014436206 (4.8)5 (5.0)5 (3.15)22 (13.6)33 (21.9)71 (70)9 (9)6 (6)1 (0.4)*3 (2.2)
FTE primary care clinicians, n37 (22.5)8 (6.5)56 (48.2)11 (11)7 (5.8)2 (1.2)14 (10)12 (9.9)2 (2)1 (0.5)*1 (1.0)4 (0.9)5 (1.0)1 (0.6)6 (5.6)2 (1.4)2 (2)26 (22.8)10 (7.9)
FTE behavioral health clinicians, n8 (7.4)4 (3.2)18 (17.4)2 (2)2 (1.6)4 (3.8)2 (0.5)*4 (2.9)1 (0.5)*15,60027,0008,37247,47627,748159,09617,68031,2004,7327,904
Annual patient visits, n90,48010,972104,52014,92410,40010,69331,720102,9604,680YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
BHC can document in EHR?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Characteristics of the integration model
    Breadth and depth of integration reach
        Identification of problemSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningClinician DiscretionClinician DiscretionClinician DiscretionClinician DiscretionClinician DiscretionSystematic ScreeningSystematic ScreeningClinician DiscretionSystematic screening
        Provision of servicesLimitedBroadBroadBroadBroadLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimitedLimited
    Relevant workforce located in practice
        Embedded BHC on primary care teamNoYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesNoYesYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
        Consulting psychiatrist in practiceYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoIn systemIn systemIn systemIn systemyesYes
    Approach to transitioning patients to BHC
        Warm hand-offXXXXXXX
        ReferralXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    Path identified for other services
        Specialty MHReferralReferralReferredReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralNo PathReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferral
    Substance useReferralWarm-hand off and referralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralLimitedReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferralReferral
    Shared mental model for integrationNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoYesYesNo
PCPCPCPCPCBoth
PCMHMHMH
  • BHC, behavioral health clinician; CMHC, community mental health center; EHR, electronic health record; FTE, full-time equivalent; HMO, health maintenance organization; MH, mental health. PC, primary care.

  • The designation of government for ownership or financial characteristics indicated a non-FQHC- or CMHC-funded health system where the majority of financing or ownership is from the U.S. government.

  • * Due to ebbs and flows in staffing as a result of turnover and the fact that one BHC sometimes provided services to multiple practices, these are estimated FTEs.

  • These 5 BHCs were employees of a BHO and not the primary care practice. The practice contracted with the BHO, and different BHCs rotated hours in the primary care practice.