Integrated Behavioral Health is a Unique Patient-Centered Approach to providing cutting-edge treatment. We believe that mental health is health. Our Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) program brings expert behavioral health and medical providers under one roof, allowing for personalized treatment plans that address your unique health needs holistically. This collaborative approach helps manage mental health in tandem with physical health, improving overall quality of life.
Why Integrated Care Matters
Integrated care combines the expertise of medical and behavioral health providers, ensuring that every aspect of your health is addressed. Through collaboration, we aim to catch issues early, create unified treatment plans, and provide compassionate, comprehensive care.
Benefits for Patients
Improved Access
Access to mental health services within a primary care setting reduces barriers like stigma, cost, and time.
Better Health Outcomes
Studies show that integrated care reduces emergency room visits, lowers healthcare costs, and improves patient outcomes in both mental and physical health.
Enhanced Patient Experience
Our team-based approach provides a seamless healthcare experience, reducing fragmentation and increasing satisfaction.
Data on Integrated Care
Research from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that integrated care models lead to a 23% reduction in healthcare costs, with a significant increase in patient adherence and treatment success rates.
According to the Primary Care Collaborative (2024), primary care is one of the main gateways for behavioral health identification and treatment:
- 80% of people with a behavioral health disorder will visit a primary care provider at least once a year.
- 50% of all behavioral health disorders are treated in primary care.
- 48% of appointments for all psychotropic agents are with a non-psychiatric primary care provider.
- 67% of people with a behavioral health disorder do not get behavioral health treatment.
- 30-50% of patient referrals from primary care to an outpatient behavioral health clinic do not make the first appointment.
- Two-thirds of primary care physicians report not being able to access outpatient behavioral health for their patients. Shortages of mental health care providers, health plan barriers, and lack of coverage or inadequate coverage were all cited by primary care providers as critical barriers to mental healthcare access.