33 min
Best Practices: Behavioral Health Integration Best Practices
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- Health & Fitness
How do you break down the barriers to better mental health in a pediatric setting? Dr. Julie Peek from Terrace Pediatrics in Nashville, TN, joined our Best Practices hosts for our latest podcast episode discussing behavioral health integration.
Terrace Pediatrics has been treating generations of patients since the 1960s, but only since joining TCPi has the practice worked toward enhancing care in a way that gives providers a broader picture of the influences on a young patient’s health. The practice began by incorporating post-partum and adolescent depression screenings, but the providers were left figuring out what to do with the results of those screenings. Working with TCPi offered Terrace Pediatrics the opportunity to partner with a local chapter of the Mental Health Co-Op to bring a mental health professional into the clinic.
Behavioral health integration, Dr. Peek advises, has to begin with a physician advocate, with clinical involvement and leadership, and with open lines of communication for a practice to successfully enhance their care in treating the whole patient.
Podcast Episode Resources
To learn more about the resources referenced in this episode, please see the following links:
CMS: https://www.cms.gov/
TCPI: https://tinyurl.com/tcpi19
MidSouthPTN: https://midsouthptn.com/
Terrace Pediatric Group: https://www.terracepediatricgroup.com/
MidSouthPTN YouTube Channel:
How do you break down the barriers to better mental health in a pediatric setting? Dr. Julie Peek from Terrace Pediatrics in Nashville, TN, joined our Best Practices hosts for our latest podcast episode discussing behavioral health integration.
Terrace Pediatrics has been treating generations of patients since the 1960s, but only since joining TCPi has the practice worked toward enhancing care in a way that gives providers a broader picture of the influences on a young patient’s health. The practice began by incorporating post-partum and adolescent depression screenings, but the providers were left figuring out what to do with the results of those screenings. Working with TCPi offered Terrace Pediatrics the opportunity to partner with a local chapter of the Mental Health Co-Op to bring a mental health professional into the clinic.
Behavioral health integration, Dr. Peek advises, has to begin with a physician advocate, with clinical involvement and leadership, and with open lines of communication for a practice to successfully enhance their care in treating the whole patient.
Podcast Episode Resources
To learn more about the resources referenced in this episode, please see the following links:
CMS: https://www.cms.gov/
TCPI: https://tinyurl.com/tcpi19
MidSouthPTN: https://midsouthptn.com/
Terrace Pediatric Group: https://www.terracepediatricgroup.com/
MidSouthPTN YouTube Channel:
33 min