Home Research Research Library Proximity of providers: Colocating behavioral health and primary care and the prospects for an integrated workforce. Proximity of providers: Colocating behavioral health and primary care and the prospects for an integrated workforce. 2014 Author(s) Miller, Benjamin F, Petterson, Stephen M, Burke, Bridget Teevan, Phillips, Robert L, and Green, Larry A Keyword(s) Medicare 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 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations 2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms 2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
Author(s) Miller, Benjamin F, Petterson, Stephen M, Burke, Bridget Teevan, Phillips, Robert L, and Green, Larry A Keyword(s) Medicare Volume 69(4):443-451 Source American Psychologist
ABFM Research Read all 2026 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations 2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms 2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
2026 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations
2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms
2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data
2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
