Why collaborative care works

Research on collaborative care has largely focused on improving depressive and anxiety symptoms among adults in primary care settings. The applicability of collaborative care in other healthcare settings is underreported with limited research investigating if collaborative care has advantages in subpopulations treated in both traditional primary care settings and other healthcare settings, such as women’s health practices.

Suicide is an urgent concern: in 2020, suicide was the twelfth leading cause of death for all ages in the United States. Collaborative Care, the evidence-based model used by Concert Health, supports patients at risk for suicide through the use of high-touch, evidence-based interventions.

Primary care practices are in powerful positions to reduce the number of deaths by suicide through expanded identification of patients at risk for suicide and safety planning. Learn how Collaborative Care can be an effective intervention for primary care patients at risk for Suicide.

The US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends anxiety and depression screenings for children ages 8 to 18 during routine check-ups. This paper discusses the need for early intervention in behavioral health concerns and how integrating behavioral health services into primary care can improve access to evidence-based treatment for children.

This study investigates the effectiveness of collaborative care for reducing depression and anxiety symptoms across Medicare, Medicaid, and privately insured populations, and highlights the need for continued Medicaid fee adoption to support advocacy for collaborative care.

This journal highlights the studies conducted on Social determinants of health (SDOH) and how they have a direct impact on the reduction rates of depression in collaborative care, despite a higher clinical dosage, indicating the need for routine screening for SDOH in primary care.

This journal examines the impact of care integration for racially diverse Medicaid primary care patients with depression. Learn how accessing collaborative care treatment in primary care can lead to better healthcare utilization outcomes.

In the last decade, US suicide rates have surged by 35.2%. While primary care providers frequently encounter at-risk patients, little is known about suicide risk prevalence. Implementing routine suicide risk screening could aid practitioners and healthcare systems, given the study's high-risk prevalence.