2025
The Impact of Enhanced Behavioral Health Services on Total Healthcare Costs Among US Employers: A Site-Level Analysis of 19 Cohort Studies
Hawrilenko M, Smolka C, Ward E, Kavelaars R, Brown M, Chekroud A. The Impact of Enhanced Behavioral Health Services on Total Healthcare Costs Among US Employers: A Site-Level Analysis of 19 Cohort Studies. Journal Of Health Economics And Outcomes Research 2025, 12: 246-251. PMID: 40546793, PMCID: PMC12182909, DOI: 10.36469/001c.138634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral health benefitsComprehensive mental health programMedical spendingMental health programsMental health careBehavioral health servicesHealthcare decision-makingReturn-on-investment estimatesRetrospective matched cohort designMeta-analysisHealth benefitsDifference-in-differences analysisUS employersMatched cohort designMedical claims dataEmployer-sponsored health plansMedication management sessionsHealth programsHealth servicesHealth careHealth plansCohort designInverse varianceDifference-in-differences modelReturn on investmenthe Impact of Enhanced Behavioral Health Services on Total Healthcare Costs Among US Employers: A Site-Level Analysis of 19 Cohort Studies
Hawrilenko M, Smolka C, Ward E, Kavelaars R, Brown M, Chekroud A. he Impact of Enhanced Behavioral Health Services on Total Healthcare Costs Among US Employers: A Site-Level Analysis of 19 Cohort Studies. Journal Of Health Economics And Outcomes Research 2025, 246-251. DOI: 10.36469/jheor.2025.138634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral health benefitsComprehensive mental health programMedical spendingMental health programsMental health careBehavioral health servicesHealthcare decision-makingReturn-on-investment estimatesRetrospective matched cohort designMeta-analysisHealth benefitsDifference-in-differences analysisUS employersMatched cohort designMedical claims dataEmployer-sponsored health plansMedication management sessionsHealth programsHealth servicesHealth careHealth plansInverse varianceCohort designDifference-in-differences modelReturn on investment
2023
Assessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers
Ward E, Fragala M, Birse C, Hawrilenko M, Smolka C, Ambwani G, Brown M, Krystal J, Corlett P, Chekroud A. Assessing the impact of a comprehensive mental health program on frontline health service workers. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0294414. PMID: 37988363, PMCID: PMC10662717, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health benefitsSheehan Disability ScaleHealth service workersMental health issuesHealth benefitsHealth issuesRetrospective cohort studyPHQ-9 scaleMental health screeningComprehensive mental health programGAD-7 scaleMental health programsCare navigationCohort studyHealth screeningDisability ScaleMedication managementTreatment appointmentsFunctional impairmentLeast moderate anxietyHealth services companyOutcome assessmentHealth programsModerate anxietyAnxiety symptoms
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