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This research paper demonstrates patients' attitudes about the use of Web messaging and online access to thei rEHR were mostly positive.
A series of short audio guides to a variety of self-care topics, such as guided imagery and deep breathing, offered by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Great for stress relief and focus.
Find their webinar series on Mind-Body Medicine here.
Join local peers and experts for a free one-day community event to explore strategies for transforming health care and engaging patients in an ever-changing environment.
The Tri-County Behavioral Health Providers Association (TCBHPA) has been the avenue for the region’s mental health and addictions providers to work together to strengthen our system of care for greater community health. Learn more about them and their Member Directory that enables partners, consumers and other providers to get a quick look at who is available and what services that each member provides.
The Case for Developing a Quality Improvement Infrastructure.
Erin Fries Taylor, Deborah Peikes, Janice Genevro, David Meyers.
Module to help you create the optimal practice environment. Includes simple, five-step framework for enhancing organizational development, downloadable tools to accomplish recommended steps, answers to frequently asked questions.
Module guide to implement successful, sustainable practice change. Includes simple, three-step framework to prioritize and choose the right change opportunity, answers to common questions, and downloadable tools to guide your practice.
Action steps, tools and resources for building effective team-based care.
Module for evaluating and improving team culture in your practice. Includes ten steps for building a stronger, healthier team culture, answers to common questions, and case vignettes.
Instructor module which presents informaiton about leading teams. Includes characteristics of effective leaders, the importance of role modeling behavior, and a leader's role in conflict resolution - specific tools presented.
Module walking through common Lean methods to help you select the right ones for your practice. Includes six steps to help implement, answers to common questions, and case vignettes.
Module to help build a structured approach to quality improvement using Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles. PDSA provides a strightforward approach to implementing change and continuing to make improvements.
Module for building and maintaining a positive organizational culture by boosting resilience and collaboration.
The Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland has compiled a Wellness Library consisting of articles, studies and videos discussing physician burnout, stress, depression and general wellness. Access those resources here.
Oral health is an essential component of comprehensive primary care. This Oral Health Delivery Framework presents a model for primary care to: screen for oral health issues, offer brief interventions, and coordinate structured referrals to dentistry as needed. The Safety Net Medical Home Initiative's Oral Health Integration Implementation Guide and Oral Health Delivery Framework can be accessed here.
Competence as a licensed behavioral health provider working in primary care refers to the knowledge, skills, and attitudes—and their interconnectedness—that allow an individual to perform the tasks and roles in that setting. This report outlines the eight core competencies for licensed behavioral health providers working in primary care that were established at the Colorado Consensus Conference in November, 2015.
This article by Jennifer Hall, MPH, Deborah J. Cohen, PhD, Melinda Davis, PhD, Rose Gunn, MA, Alexander Blount, EdD, David A. Pollack, MD, William L. Miller, MD, MA, Corey Smith, PsyD, Nancy Valentine, RN, PhD, and Benjamin F. Miller, PsyD explores how organizations prepare clinicians to work together to integrate behavioral health and primary care, and how training capacity must grow to meet the demand.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all adults be screened for depression in primary care. HealthInsight worked with primary care practices and inpatient psychiatric facilities to improve behavioral health for older adults, and presented a four-part webinar series, designed to help clinics implement or improve behavioral health screening processes. The recordings can be found off this page.
Example Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to guide referral relationships between mental health service providers and healthcare providers. One strategy for PCPCH Standard 3.C.2
Recommended minimum standards and specifications for Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes (PCPCH) providing integrated health care.
This document is part of a comprehensive set of instructional materials that address implementing the Clinician & Group Survey, analyzing the data, and reporting the results. All documents are available on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Web site: www.cahps.ahrq.gov
The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Item Set is a set of supplemental questions that can be added to the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS) to gather more information on patient experience with the domains of primary care that define a medical home.
These supplemental items are available for both adults and children.
The 2014-2015 PCPCH Program Annual Report includes 'Stories from the Field: PCPCH Profiles from across Oregon'. This profile is from Randal Children's Clinic - Emanuel a Tier 3 PCPCH since 2011, located in Portland, Oregon.
The 2014-2015 PCPCH Program Annual Report includes 'Stories from the Field: PCPCH Profiles from across Oregon'. This profile is from Harney District Hospital Family Care a Tier 3 PCPCH since 2013.
The 2014-2015 PCPCH Program Annual Report includes 'Stories from the Field: PCPCH Profiles from across Oregon'. This profile is from Winding Waters Clinic, a Tier 3 PCPCH since 2011, located in Enterprise, Oregon.
