Making Whole Person Work

Six strategies can lead to success with whole person care, according to a recent study, Strategies For Implementing Integrated Behavioral Health Into Health Centers. These include scheduling systems for whole person care clinical models; a billing system adapted for integrated care; training for integrated care interventions for staff, both existing and new staff; adopting physical spaces for these models; and leaders able to drive organizational change.

The administrative changes to operating integrated care models are substantial. Scheduling systems need to be adjusted to include both planned and ad hoc encounters.;The ad hoc encounters are those where consumer needs . . .