Search

Created by a partnership between Boston Children's Hospital and the NCMHI, the 2017 Care Coordination Measurement Tool© helps practices, pediatric clinicians, and other organizations quantify care coordination activities. For use with the Adaptation and Implementation Guide, which provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the tool in diverse clinical and nonclinical settings.

The I-CCFRT provides a system for gauging the level of concern among your staff that will support awareness of the level of change management that may be needed to support enhanced service delivery processes, staffing, scope of services, quality outcomes, reporting and governance areas for Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CBHCs). The readiness tool also provides an overall concern level score which can support more objective identification of change management needs.

Part II of the Integrated Behavioral Health series. Whether just starting to integrate behavioral health services or working to enhance services already in place, the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions has created a step-by-step guide presenting four steps for safety net and other primary care providers to integrate behavioral health services and achieve sustainable integrated care models.

Part I of the Integrated Bheavioral Health series. Provides managers with the framework for building integrated teams and offers HRSA-funded safety-net providers recruitment resources and interview questions to develop an integrated care staff, as well as techniques to identify behavioral health clinicians with the right skills to work in integrated settings, and resources for care teams and to support creating teams for the specific clinical environment.

The changes in Medicare reimbursement policy that went into effect January 2016 provide an opportunity for more clinicians and patients to engage in conversations about preferences for care at the end of life. However, many people are confused about where to start. Whether you are uncertain about the new rules for CMS reimbursements or about starting those conversations with patients, this document will help you understand this new landscape for end-of-life care conversations.

Early childhood screening is an essential component of health supervision. The Screening in Practices Initiative offers information and resources, including screening recommendations, practice tools, and individualized assistance, to help pediatric health care providers implement effective screening, referral, and follow-up for developmental milestones, maternal depression, and social determinants of health. 

Based on the data from a multinational World Health Organization collaborative study, the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) questionnaire is a simple method of screening for excessive drinking and alcohol use disorders.