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 sampleCare
2022
What Explains Changes in Availability of Specialty Mental Health Services in Organized Settings?
NEWTON H, HUMENSKY J, GOLDMAN H, BUSCH S. What Explains Changes in Availability of Specialty Mental Health Services in Organized Settings? Milbank Quarterly 2022, 100: 1166-1191. PMID: 36575952, PMCID: PMC9836237, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessCommunity mental health facilitiesMental health servicesMental health facilitiesMedicaid expansionEmergency walkPsychotropic medicationsHealth facilitiesNational Mental Health Services SurveyHealth servicesMental illnessSpecialty mental health organizationsSpecialty mental health servicesMental health service availabilityExpansion statesNon-Medicaid expansion statesAssertive community treatmentHealth service availabilityMedicaid expansion statesNew payment modelsCommunity outpatient settingsHealth Services SurveyFacility ownership typeFacility ownershipSupport servicesInnovations in Care Delivery for Patients With Serious Mental Illness Among Accountable Care Organizations
Newton H, Busch SH, Brunette MF, Maust DT, O'Malley AJ, Meara E. Innovations in Care Delivery for Patients With Serious Mental Illness Among Accountable Care Organizations. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 889-896. PMID: 35378992, PMCID: PMC9349464, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessSpecialty mental health settingsPrimary care cliniciansMental health settingsPatient RegistryPrimary careMental illnessCare strategiesCare cliniciansHealth settingsCollaborative care strategiesCare managersTreatment of depressionAccountable care organization contractsIntegrated Primary CareCare delivery strategiesPhysical health conditionsIntegrated care strategiesNational surveySelf-reported useAccountable care organizationsNonmedical needsTreatment coordinationCare deliveryIllnessAccess 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