A major change in the financial incentives for care of Psychophysiologic Disorders (PPD) has just occurred in the United States (1). The case for integrating both medical and mental health care into primary care has always been compelling. Now, in 2017, the U.S. Medicare/Medicaid system has decided it will pay for a form of care that is strongly aligned with this concept (more on that below).
Posts Tagged ‘Integrated Primary Care’
Major Change in Financial Incentives for Care of Psychophysiologic Disorders (PPD)
Monday, February 13th, 2017The Dawn of Integrated Care for Psychophysiologic Disorders (PPD)
Thursday, September 1st, 2016A paper published in 2014 (1) is getting a lot of attention now because of the following conclusions (italics mine): (more…)
Kroenke & Mangelsdorff (2)
Friday, January 8th, 2010To continue discussion of the Kroenke & Mangelsdorff research*, let’s begin by looking at what became of all 567 symptoms (in 380 patients). For 2/3 of the symptoms, doctors did diagnostic testing or referred to a specialist. In the other 1/3, no evaluation was done beyond the initial visit. Treatment was recommended for only 55% of symptoms, and this took the form of a prescription in over ¾ of cases. There was nothing to suggest that anyone searched for hidden stresses linked to the symptoms (posts tagged with “Stress History” explain how this is done).
