Resources

Reports and Fact sheets
Power Point Presentations
Other Resources
OCCIC's Partners

Reports and Fact sheets


Telehealth for Behavioral Health Care

Support for Integrating Care

Implementation Guide for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care in Ohio

Annotated bibliography for Integrating Care

DRAFT Example Amended Job Descriptions for BH Providers and Integrated Care

Integrated Care: Confidentiality and Release of Information Fact Sheet - This document is intended to provide guidance to mental health and health care providers about the exchange of health care information to support effective implementation of integrated care. The information provided is not provided as legal advice. Providers are advised to consult with their legal counsel to insure compliance with all State and Federal regulations about the exchange of health information and how best to incorporate these regulations in program policies and procedures.

Informational Technology and Electronic Health Records for Behavioral Healthcare Providers

Location, Location, Location Providing Physical Health Care in Other Settings to Increase Access - This white paper presents an overview of the health disparities of people with severe mental illnesses, some of the factors that contribute to these disparities, and two strategies that can be used to address these disparities.

Medical Diagnosis and Monitoring Protocols - These are selected medical protocols for chronic illnesses, frequently noted in adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses, as detailed by the noted professional organizations. This guide is meant to inform community mental health staff of expected activities of medical professionals, and is not meant to be used as a training guide.

The Ohio Coordinating Center for Integrating Care Measurement Tool Resource List - February 2010 - There are many resources for measuring the physical and behavioral health of people with mental illnesses. This document is a resource library of these screening and outcomes tools. The intent of this library is to make it easier for community behavioral health providers to find and use these tools.

Morbidity and Mortality in People with Serious Mental Illness White paper

Prevention and Wellness in Integrated Care

Profiles of Integrated Care: Working with an FQHC - This documents explains what an FQHC is and how behavioral health treatment providers can partner with a FQHC.

Ohio Pediatric/Psychiatry Decision Support Network Information Sheet

The Ohio Task Force Physical and Mental Health Integration Executive Summary Talking Points

Power Point Presentations

Integrating Primary Care in Community Mental Health Centers: First Year SAMHSA Grantee Experiences

Promoting Wellness and General Health in the SMD Population, Wednesday, June 3, 2010

Integrating Primary and Behavioral Healthcare for Persons with Severe Mental Illness, Wednesday, June 3, 2010

Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Ohio Network Meeting, Thursday, April 29, 2010

Southwest Ohio Integrating Care Networking Day: Billing/Coding Process Meeting, Tuesday, April 13, 2010

No Health Without Mental Health, Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - Kent State University College of Nursing

Ohio Association of Community Health Centers 2010 Conference: Working with Behavioral Health
Part 1
Part 2

OSU Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds - Integrating Physical Health Care and Mental Health Care for Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI): Meeting February 17, 2010

Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care: Butler County Networking meeting, January 27, 2010.

Southwest Ohio Integrating Care Networking Day: Partnerships between FQHCs and Behavioral Health Providers: Cincinnati Networking meeting, December 1, 2009 meeting.

Behavioral Health and Health Care Reform, Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties Power Point Presentation: LIMA Networking meeting, January 20, 2010.

Developing Policies for Integrating Care Power Point Presentation

Integrating Physical and Mental Health: AKRON Network Meeting Power Point Presentation - This is the power point presentation from the September 30th, 2009 meeting.

Integrating Physical and Mental Health: CLEVELAND Network Meeting Power Point Presentation - This is the power point presentation from the September 29th, 2009 meeting.

Other Resources

The National Council Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration: The National Council Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration builds on more than six years of work in this area and serves as a valuable source for information and practical resources for providers, policymakers, and community stakeholders working to provide primary and mental healthcare across delivery systems. As interest and support for integrated primary and behavioral health grows, providers need access to clinical, organizational, and financial tools.

The National Council Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration - Behavioral Health / Primary Care Integration and the Person -Centered Healthcare Home: New report calls for creating a medical home for people with serious mental illnesses by introducing general healthcare capacity within mental health organizations or by nurturing seamless partnerships between mental health and primary care providers.

The National Council Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration - Healthcare Payment Reform and the Behavioral Health Safety Net: What’s on the Horizon for the Community Behavioral Health System Full Report

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Medical Directors Council - Measurement of Health Status for People with Serious Mental Illnesses

Integrated Behavioral Health Project, an initiative of The California Endowment and the Tides Center - Partners in Health Primary Care / County Mental Health Collaboration: Designed to help primary care clinics and government mental health agencies forge collaborative relationships, the 180-page Tool Kit provides practical, operational advice, forms, strategies and prototypes for integrating mental and physical services. Though the focus is on California counties, much of the Tool Kit information can be generalized to other locales. Included are sample formal agreements and contracts reached between primary care agencies and county mental health agencies; advice from those who have established these working relationships; checklists for MOU and contract content; issues to consider when brokering agreements; mutual role descriptions and much more.

OCCIC's Partners

OCCIC Partner website list

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