Purpose: Accommodating walk-in psychiatry visits in primary care can improve access to
psychiatric care for patients from historically underserved groups. We sought to determine …

Objective Missed appointments decrease clinic capacity and negatively affect health
outcomes. The objective of this study was to increase the proportion of filled initial psychiatry …

Objective: The authors sought to determine whether a walk-in psychiatry model with
longitudinal follow-up capability could improve access for patients who traditionally miss …

Purpose: Most primary care patients with mental health issues are identified or treated in
primary care rather than the specialty mental health system. Primary care physicians report …

Objective To further understand and optimize primary care provider (PCP) referrals to a 1-
time psychiatric consultation service by developing profiles of PCP referrers, assessing PCP …

Background Proactive psychiatric consultation services rapidly identify and assess medical
inpatients in need of psychiatric care. In addition to more rapid contact, proactive services …

Objective: This study examined whether a telephone-delivered collaborative care
intervention (SUpporting Seniors Receiving Treatment And INtervention [SUSTAIN]) …

Show rates for psychiatric outpatient appointments are low among new patients, which
affects all patients as well as providers and programs. This column describes two initiatives …

Patients miss about 20% of scheduled appointments for mental health treatment, almost
twice the rate in other medical specialties. Up to 50% of patients who miss appointments …

INTRODUCTION: All patients of a nurse-led federally qualified health center and faculty
practice interested in medication management were automatically referred to the psychiatric …