Home Research Research Library Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce. Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce. 2014 Author(s) Miller, Benjamin F, Petterson, Stephen M, Teevan, Burke B, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, Practice Organization / Ownership, and Teams Volume 69(4):443-451 Source American Psychologist Integrated behavioral health and primary care is emerging as a superior means by which to address the needs of the whole person, but we know neither the extent nor the distribution of integration. Using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Downloadable File, this study reports where colocation exists for (a) primary care providers and any behavioral health provider and (b) primary care providers and psychologists specifically. The NPPES database offers new insights into where opportunities are limited for integration due to workforce shortages or nonproximity of providers and where possibilities exist for colocation, a prerequisite for integration. ABFM Research Read all 2026 Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems Go to Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems 2015 Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance Go to Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance 2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations 2020 Quality Changes Among Primary Care Clinicians Participating in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Go to Quality Changes Among Primary Care Clinicians Participating in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative
Author(s) Miller, Benjamin F, Petterson, Stephen M, Teevan, Burke B, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, Practice Organization / Ownership, and Teams Volume 69(4):443-451 Source American Psychologist
ABFM Research Read all 2026 Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems Go to Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems 2015 Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance Go to Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance 2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations 2020 Quality Changes Among Primary Care Clinicians Participating in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Go to Quality Changes Among Primary Care Clinicians Participating in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative
2026 Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems Go to Sufficient and Efficient Spending on Primary Care Benefits National Health and Health Systems
2015 Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance Go to Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance
2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations
2020 Quality Changes Among Primary Care Clinicians Participating in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Go to Quality Changes Among Primary Care Clinicians Participating in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative
