2020-2024 Regional Health Improvement Plan Priority Area
Behavioral Health: Increase Access and Coordination
Future State Measures
1) Measure timeliness and engagement when referred from primary care to specialty behavioral health
Establish a Metric Advisory Committee including primary care and specialty behavioral health professionals from diverse backgrounds to inform the development or modification of a culturally-responsive measure(s) for timeliness and engagement when patients are referred from primary care to specialty behavioral health.
Implement the recommended culturally-responsive metric(s) in the community including training and technical assistance for clinic adoption.
Work with regional payers to include metric(s) in value-based payment (VBP) contracts to help ensure timely access to and engagement with behavioral health care is incentivized & financially sustainable for primary care & behavioral health providers.