Integrating Behavioral Health Services In Primary Care Practices Proves worthwhile For Provider And Patient

Three Reasons Why Integrating Behavioral Health Services May Benefit Your Primary Care Practice by Alison Ritchie.  Medical Economics.  September 11, 2013.

(1)  More than ______ % of primary care visits are related to psychosocial issues including ____________________.

(2)  The reason many primary care physicians  don't screen for mental health disorders is because they are not ________________.

(3)  By addressing mental health issues with primary care physicians, patients will likely see_________________.

(4)  By working with behavioral health professionals as a team, primary care physicians can perhaps reduce_______________.

(5)  Behavioral conditions, such as depression, often ___________ the costs of other physical conditions such as diabetes.

(6)  New payment systems through _____________________ may produce opportunities to commit resources where cost savings can be realized.