Patient Service Utilization Among Individuals with Co-occurring Disorders: A Comparison of Two Models of Care Coordination

Whole person care: Outcomes from a 5-year care model integrating primary care into a behavioral health clinic.

“…There remain gaps in the literature related to the treatment and outcomes for these high-risk and complex patients who require innovative approaches, such as reverse integration, to meet their needs and improve outcomes (Hser et al, 2017; Jones & McCance-Katz, 2019; Santo et al, 2022). A growing body of evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of integrated care models for patients with SMI and chronic disease (Errichetti et al, 2020; Janich & Vazquez-Arreola, 2022; Wolff et al, 2021). The population with interactive diagnoses of mental illness, SUD, and chronic conditions as co-morbidities has not been adequately studied or assessed in the literature on reverse integration models.…”