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  • Healthcare integration
  • Primary care
  • Behavioral health services

Background:

  • Primary care practices are increasingly integrating behavioral health (BH) clinicians.
  • This integration process is complex and time-consuming.
  • Lean workflow analysis offers a potential solution for efficient integration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To observe the integration of BH clinicians into a primary care setting.
  • To measure the impact of BH integration on patient care and workflow.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, mixed-methods case study was conducted over 17 months.
  • Data included patient referrals, appointment scheduling, and time-to-visit metrics.
  • Surveys assessed provider and staff perceptions of the Lean method.

Main Results:

  • Referrals increased significantly (23 to 37 per 1000 visits).
  • Scheduled visit rates rose from 60% to 74%, and arrived visits from 44% to 53%.
  • Time from referral to first scheduled and arrived visits decreased.

Conclusions:

  • Pilot integration of BH services demonstrated significant improvements in treatment initiation.
  • Lean analysis facilitated workflow improvements, offering a systems perspective and contributing to project success.
  • Further evaluation of this integration model is recommended.