Behavioral Health Integration

Note: This is a group project assignment and the report should, at a minimum, consider the following regarding the issue: 1) History and scope of the issue; 2) Analysis of policy alternatives; and 3) Recommendation and suggestion for action. Below is the details of the assignment: (only write essay regarding Analysis of policy alternatives please. Congratulations. The new CEO of your facility has appointed your group to serve as an Ad Hoc committee on strategic issues. She has several issues of concern and asks you to select from the following and prepare a report. In addition to your group’s comprehensive report on the issue, your CEO is interested in how the issue provides challenges and opportunities to further your facility’s mission of promoting empathy, equity and justice among disadvantaged populations. Behavioral Health Integration: Integrating behavioral health with medical services for a more total care approach is underway. The first step of embedding behavioral health professionals within primary care settings has begun, especially for those who have adopted primary care medical home models. But, there is much more to be done. Health administration leaders will need to support clinicians to improve their skills with recognizing behavioral health symptoms in primary care, specialty care, emergency rooms, hospitals and long-term care. They will also be tasked with helping create structures for these clinicians to collaborate and meet patient needs.