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Understanding and overcoming barriers
to coordinated and integrated care in behavioral health
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support.
Understanding and overcoming barriers to coordinated and integrated care in behavioral health
Written by Carrie O'Connell, RN
Even though mental illnesses and substance use disorders are on the rise in the United States, individuals are still facing barriers when seeking treatment or care. These barriers have one thing in common: lack of care coordination and integration across the care continuum.
Limited funding has been a major barrier to integrating care in the behavioral health space. Without incentives or funding for the right technology, organizations have not been able to share critical patient information. Organizations that have been able to adopt the latest technology are further limited by stringent patient privacy laws.
This free tip sheet explores the importance of holistic care, and what your organization can do today, with limited resources, to improve care coordination in your community.
Download the tip sheet to learn:
Recorded Oct 23, 2018
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Carrie O'Connell, RN, is the Director, Clinical Product Manager for WellSky. Carrie's wealth of knowledge and expertise in health care informatics spans more than 20 years. Carrie's focus includes the strategic design and direction of clinical products, regulatory guidance, educational services, customer training, and implementation success. Currently, Carrie serves as a board member and is involved with the National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care (NASL), which represents rehabilitation- therapy companies, IT developers, and other ancillary services providers. Carrie is actively involved with NASL's IT and Medical Services Committees and its IMPACT Act Workgroup. Carrie was recently named to participate in CMS's LTACH Function Quality Measure Development Technical Expert Panel (TEP).
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly.
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People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
People who choose a life of caring — and the organizations and communities they serve — deserve a special kind of support. So we help them to care smarter. Liberating them to focus on the people they serve. Providing solutions that make work flow, integrate insights, and update effortlessly. So they're able to anticipate — and exponentially increase — the impact of care.
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