Welcome Package
Overview of the IBH-PC Initiative
Overview of the IBH-PC Initiative
Your practice is starting a long-term effort to increase and improve the integration of behavioral health services in its clinical practice of primary care.
Your practice is starting a long-term effort to increase and improve the integration of behavioral health services in its clinical practice of primary care.
Because it is a long-term effort, it’s not just a project but an “initiative” – something that will take planning, design, and implementation, sustained for months and perhaps years.
Because it is a long-term effort, it’s not just a project but an “initiative” – something that will take planning, design, and implementation, sustained for months and perhaps years.
The goals of this Integrating Behavioral Health (IBH) initiative are to:
The goals of this Integrating Behavioral Health (IBH) initiative are to:
- Improve the health of patients who have complex conditions, such as one or more co-existing medical and behavioral problems, by making it easier to access behavioral health services in the practice.
- Integrate behavioral health provider(s) into the flow of practice operations so that medical and behavioral providers can work together.
- Include other members of the practice as an interprofessional team to care for complex patients.
Where Do I Start?
Where Do I Start?
This IBHPC website is your entry point and will give you access to the:
This IBHPC website is your entry point and will give you access to the:
Parts of the Toolkit
Parts of the Toolkit
There are four resources that your practice can use to move across stages: Workbooks, Educational Modules, IBH-PC Coach, and a Learning Community.
There are four resources that your practice can use to move across stages: Workbooks, Educational Modules, IBH-PC Coach, and a Learning Community.
Step-by-step process to improve integration of care. These toolkits include the:
Step-by-step process to improve integration of care. These toolkits include the:
Start-up Guide
Start-up Guide
Planning Workbook
Planning Workbook
Design Workbook
Design Workbook
Self-paced training courses on integrating care.
Self-paced training courses on integrating care.
Introductory modules for all practice members and additional education by professional role.
Introductory modules for all practice members and additional education by professional role.
Support for implementation of the IBH-PC intervention.
Support for implementation of the IBH-PC intervention.
Expert coach to help the team through planning, redesign, and implementation stages
Expert coach to help the team through planning, redesign, and implementation stages
Public forum focused on helping patients and communities.
Public forum focused on helping patients and communities.
Connect with members from other practices who are working on improving integration.
Connect with members from other practices who are working on improving integration.
Initial Project Roles and Responsibilities
Initial Project Roles and Responsibilities
The Start Up Guide is a great place to get started. It will help you prepare for and access all of the study materials.
The Start Up Guide is a great place to get started. It will help you prepare for and access all of the study materials.
- Ensure you have access to the materials you need, when you need them
- Answer questions regarding the materials and assist with setbacks
- Support you and your practice as you implement the IBH-PC intervention
Contact your coach for support as you review the Start Up Guide and the Leadership Guide, and to schedule an introductory meeting. This meeting should be scheduled early in your start up process.
Contact your coach for support as you review the Start Up Guide and the Leadership Guide, and to schedule an introductory meeting. This meeting should be scheduled early in your start up process.
Your IBH-PC Coach can be contacted through IBHPC-UVERMONT@med.uvm.edu.
Your IBH-PC Coach can be contacted through IBHPC-UVERMONT@med.uvm.edu.