Team-based stepped care in integrated delivery settings. Issue 1 (1st March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Snipes, Cassandra; Maragakis, Alexandros; O'Donohue, William
• Is Part Of: Family medicine and community health. Volume 3:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 39
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2015-03-01
• Subjects: Integrated care -- team-based care -- behavioral health in primary care; Family medicine -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Family medicine; Public health; Family Practice; Community Health Services; General Practice; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodical; 610.5
• DOI: 10.15212/FMCH.2015.0101
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2305-6983

Abstract

Abstract : Fragmented health care delivery is recognized as increasingly problematic. Integrated care has been advanced as a reform that will improve quality of care and lower costs. Despite the application of integrated care systems in the United States, there has been a limited amount of empirical work explicating the most effective health care pathways. Stepped care has been proposed as a framework by which to implement coordinated team-based care and has gained preliminary empirical support. In this manuscript a rationale for team-based stepped care is presented, tools for implementation are provided, and future research directions are suggested.