2024
Medicare Accountable Care Organization Treatment of Serious Mental Illness: Associations Between Behavioral Health Integration Activities and Outcomes.
Newton H, Colla C, Busch S, Tomaino M, Hardy B, Brunette M, Agravat D, Meara E. Medicare Accountable Care Organization Treatment of Serious Mental Illness: Associations Between Behavioral Health Integration Activities and Outcomes. Medical Care 2024 PMID: 39616411, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedicare accountable care organizationsAccountable care organizationsFee-for-service Medicare claimsPatient-level qualityPrimary care needsMental health careMental health hospitalMental health needsTop tertileCross-sectional associationsFee-for-serviceCare needsUtilization outcomesFollow-upHealth needsCare organizationsMental illnessHealth careMedicare claimsHealth HospitalCardiovascular disease monitoringBottom tertileBeneficiary characteristicsStudy sampleCarePatients’ Reasons for Using Out-of-Network Mental and General Medical Health Providers
Busch S, Kyanko K. Patients’ Reasons for Using Out-of-Network Mental and General Medical Health Providers. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 812-816. PMID: 38444357, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOut-of-network careMedical health providersOut-of-networkHealth providersOut-of-network providersPatients' reasonsMental health careHealth care providersIn-network providersCare providersHealth careProvider directoriesMental healthNational Internet surveyPlan enrolleesCultural competenceProvidersCarePatientsHigh qualityEnrolleesHealthParticipantsMost-cited reasonReasons
2023
Internal and Environmental Predictors of Physician Practice Use of Screening and Medications for Opioid Use Disorders
Miller-Rosales C, Busch S, Meara E, King A, D’Aunno T, Colla C. Internal and Environmental Predictors of Physician Practice Use of Screening and Medications for Opioid Use Disorders. Medical Care Research And Review 2023, 80: 410-422. PMID: 37036056, PMCID: PMC10949918, DOI: 10.1177/10775587231162681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOngoing opioid epidemicOpioid use disorderOpioid useUse disordersHealth information technology functionalityAvailability of MOUDPrimary careOpioid epidemicMOUDMultispecialty practicePhysician practicesMedicationsBehavioral cliniciansDemonstrated effectivenessDisordersPractice useScreeningCliniciansCare
2022
Access to mental health support services in Accountable Care Organizations: A national survey
Busch SH, Tomaino M, Newton H, Meara E. Access to mental health support services in Accountable Care Organizations: A national survey. Healthcare 2022, 10: 100613. PMID: 35081475, PMCID: PMC8944208, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2022.100613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health support servicesHealth support servicesAssertive community treatmentSerious mental illnessNational surveyAccountable care organizationsFamily psychoeducationCommunity treatmentMental illnessSupport servicesPopulation healthNew payment modelsCare organizationsPatientsAccountable careIllnessPayment modelsDelivery reformRecovery servicesPsychoeducationCare
2015
Consumers’ Valuation of Primary Care–Based Treatment Options for Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Epstein AJ, Barry CL, Fiellin DA, Busch SH. Consumers’ Valuation of Primary Care–Based Treatment Options for Mental and Substance Use Disorders. Psychiatric Services 2015, 66: 772-774. PMID: 25930049, PMCID: PMC4523443, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual careSubstance use disordersUse disordersTreatment optionsSpecialty treatmentMental disordersPrimary care-based treatmentPrimary care settingAlcohol use disorderCare visitsTreatment visitsPrimary careCollaborative careCare settingsTreatment settingsTreatment ratesTreatment typeCareDisordersTreatmentVisitsMost individualsOptionsSettingIndividuals