2022
Does Primary Care Fill the Gap in Access to Specialty Mental Health Care? A Mixed Methods Study
Kyanko KA, A. Curry L, E. Keene D, Sutherland R, Naik K, Busch SH. Does Primary Care Fill the Gap in Access to Specialty Mental Health Care? A Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 1641-1647. PMID: 34993864, PMCID: PMC8734538, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07260-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty mental health carePrimary care providersMental health carePrimary careMental health treatmentMental health providersHealth careHealth treatmentHealth providersOutpatient mental health providersPatient-reported barriersSerious psychological distressAddress unmet needsAdults ages 18PCP rolePCP careSpecialty careKey ResultsOfPCP engagementCare providersClinician trainingSpecialty consultantsSpecialty servicesPatient experienceUnmet need
2021
Assessment of Perceptions of Mental Health vs Medical Health Plan Networks Among US Adults With Private Insurance
Busch SH, Kyanko K. Assessment of Perceptions of Mental Health vs Medical Health Plan Networks Among US Adults With Private Insurance. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2130770. PMID: 34677592, PMCID: PMC8536951, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentPrimary care practitionersMental health careHealth treatmentMental healthMental health practitionersUS adultsCare practitionersHealth provider networksPrivate insuranceHealth practitionersSpecialty mental healthNon-Hispanic white individualsHealth carePrimary care practicesAddiction Equity ActInsurance-related barriersMental Health ParitySerious psychological distressMental health networkHealth plan's networkOnline research panelStudy criteriaPatients' perceptionsHealth ParityImplementation of collaborative care for depressive disorder treatment among accountable care organizations
Newton H, Busch SH, Brunette M, Maust DT, O’Malley J, Meara ER. Implementation of collaborative care for depressive disorder treatment among accountable care organizations. Medicine 2021, 100: e26539. PMID: 34232192, PMCID: PMC8270614, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollaborative care implementationAccountable care organizationsHealth care quality measuresCollaborative careMental health cliniciansCare quality measuresPatient RegistryHealth cliniciansCare implementationDepressive disorder treatmentBehavioral health cliniciansDepression treatment modelMental health treatmentCare organizationsMental health symptomsNational surveyCross-sectional analysisACO characteristicsDepression treatmentMost ACOsPatient populationCare useDetermine prevalenceTreatment outcomesCare model
2020
Incorrect Provider Directories Associated With Out-Of-Network Mental Health Care And Outpatient Surprise Bills
Busch SH, Kyanko KA. Incorrect Provider Directories Associated With Out-Of-Network Mental Health Care And Outpatient Surprise Bills. Health Affairs 2020, 39: 975-983. PMID: 32479225, PMCID: PMC7497897, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty mental health treatmentProvider directoriesGeneral medical servicesMental health servicesMental health treatmentMental health careHealth treatmentCommercial insuranceHealth servicesNetwork billsPatientsHealth careMedical servicesSurprise billsNational surveyAdditional monitoringProvidersPercentOutpatients