Abstract
After sharing several case examples of health care for patients who have mental health/substance use disorders (MH/SUDs) in the current health care environment, this article describes the advantages that would occur if assessment and treatment of MH/SUDs became a clinical, administrative, and financial part of physical health with common provider networks, the ability to combine service locations (integrated clinics and inpatient units), similar coding and billing procedures, and a single funding pool. Because transition to such a system is complicated, the article then describes several process changes that would be required for integrated service delivery to take place.
MeSH terms
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Alcoholism / economics*
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Alcoholism / rehabilitation
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Comorbidity
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Cooperative Behavior
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Cost-Benefit Analysis / trends
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Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / economics*
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Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / trends
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Female
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Forecasting
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Health Services Accessibility / economics
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Health Services Accessibility / trends
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Health Services Needs and Demand / economics
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Health Services Needs and Demand / trends
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Humans
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Insurance Benefits / economics
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Insurance Benefits / trends
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Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / economics*
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Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / trends
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Insurance, Psychiatric / economics*
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Insurance, Psychiatric / trends
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Male
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Mental Disorders / economics*
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Mental Disorders / rehabilitation
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Patient Care Team / economics
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Patient Care Team / trends
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Primary Health Care / economics
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Primary Health Care / trends
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Substance-Related Disorders / economics*
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Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
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United States