Proximity of Providers: Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce

Integrated behavioral health and primary care is emerging as a superior means by which to address the needs of the whole person, but we know neither the extent nor the distribution of integration. Using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' National Plan and Provider Enumeration Syste...

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Published in:The American psychologist 2014-05, Vol.69 (4), p.443-451
Main Authors: Miller, Benjamin F, Petterson, Stephen, Burke, Bridget Teevan, Phillips, Robert L, Green, Larry A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Databases, Factual
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Health behavior
Health Care Policy
Health Care Psychology
Health services
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Health Workforce - statistics & numerical data
Human
Humans
Integrated Services
Labour force
Medicaid
Medicare
Mental Health Services
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Psychologists
United States
Workforce
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Summary:Integrated behavioral health and primary care is emerging as a superior means by which to address the needs of the whole person, but we know neither the extent nor the distribution of integration. Using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Downloadable File, this study reports where colocation exists for (a) primary care providers and any behavioral health provider and (b) primary care providers and psychologists specifically. The NPPES database offers new insights into where opportunities are limited for integration due to workforce shortages or nonproximity of providers and where possibilities exist for colocation, a prerequisite for integration.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/a0036093