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News Briefs Bazelon resources on mental health in health care reform: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has prepared a series of seven issue briefs on critical areas affecting the integration of mental health services in health care reform. The seven titles are Overview, Primary Care Providers' Role in Mental Health, Medical Homes and Integration of Mental Health, Improving Care for People With Severe Mental Illnesses, Integration of Mental Health in the Public Health System, Integration of Mental Health in Quality-Assurance Policies, and The Role of Federal Programs: Medicaid, SCHI, and Medicare. Each of the four- to six-page briefs includes recommendations for reforming federal policies. For example, the brief on quality assurance calls for wider use of performance and outcomes measures for mental health services and continued research to refine these measures. It warns about any use of measures for people with serious mental illness that would hold providers accountable for the overall outcomes of these consumers because of the many factors that contribute to their recovery. However, it also notes that "the ultimate measure of services is how individuals are doing in their lives" and urges providers to focus on functioning and wellness. The Bazelon Center encourages advocates http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychiatric Services American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

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Psychiatric Services , Volume 60 (2): 275 – Feb 1, 2009

News Briefs

Psychiatric Services , Volume 60 (2): 275 – Feb 1, 2009

Abstract

Bazelon resources on mental health in health care reform: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has prepared a series of seven issue briefs on critical areas affecting the integration of mental health services in health care reform. The seven titles are Overview, Primary Care Providers' Role in Mental Health, Medical Homes and Integration of Mental Health, Improving Care for People With Severe Mental Illnesses, Integration of Mental Health in the Public Health System, Integration of Mental Health in Quality-Assurance Policies, and The Role of Federal Programs: Medicaid, SCHI, and Medicare. Each of the four- to six-page briefs includes recommendations for reforming federal policies. For example, the brief on quality assurance calls for wider use of performance and outcomes measures for mental health services and continued research to refine these measures. It warns about any use of measures for people with serious mental illness that would hold providers accountable for the overall outcomes of these consumers because of the many factors that contribute to their recovery. However, it also notes that "the ultimate measure of services is how individuals are doing in their lives" and urges providers to focus on functioning and wellness. The Bazelon Center encourages advocates

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Publisher
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.
ISSN
1075-2730
DOI
10.1176/appi.ps.60.2.275-a
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Abstract

Bazelon resources on mental health in health care reform: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has prepared a series of seven issue briefs on critical areas affecting the integration of mental health services in health care reform. The seven titles are Overview, Primary Care Providers' Role in Mental Health, Medical Homes and Integration of Mental Health, Improving Care for People With Severe Mental Illnesses, Integration of Mental Health in the Public Health System, Integration of Mental Health in Quality-Assurance Policies, and The Role of Federal Programs: Medicaid, SCHI, and Medicare. Each of the four- to six-page briefs includes recommendations for reforming federal policies. For example, the brief on quality assurance calls for wider use of performance and outcomes measures for mental health services and continued research to refine these measures. It warns about any use of measures for people with serious mental illness that would hold providers accountable for the overall outcomes of these consumers because of the many factors that contribute to their recovery. However, it also notes that "the ultimate measure of services is how individuals are doing in their lives" and urges providers to focus on functioning and wellness. The Bazelon Center encourages advocates

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Psychiatric ServicesAmerican Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

Published: Feb 1, 2009

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