A Roadmap for Institutionalizing Collaborative Care for Depression in a Large Integrated Healthcare System

BACKGROUND: Collaborative models for depression have not been widely adopted throughout the USA, possibly because there are no successful roadmaps for implementing these types of models.

OBJECTIVE: To provide such a roadmap through a case study of the institutionalization of a depression care management (DCM) initiative for adult depression in a large healthcare system serving over 300,000 adults with depression.

DESIGN: A retrospective observational program evaluation. Program evaluation results are presented for those patients enrolled in the initiative from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2018.

PARTICIPANTS: Over a 4-year period, 17,052 patients were treated in the DCM program. In general, participants were women (76%), were Hispanic (47%), spoke English (84%), and were 51.1 ± 18.3 years old, the majority of whom were 30-64 years old (57%).

INTERVENTION: The collaborative care portion of the DCM initiative (DCM program) was implemented by a collaborative care team containing a treatment specialist, an assessment specialist, administrative staff, a primary care physician, and a psychiatry physician.

MAIN MEASURES: The main outcome measures were total score on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Outcomes were improvement (defined as at least 50% reduction in symptoms) and remission (defined as a PHQ-9 less than 5) of depression symptoms. Follow-up of depression symptoms was also collected at 6 months following discharge.

KEY RESULTS: The average course of treatment in 2018, after full implementation, was 4.6 ± 3.0 months; 62% of patients experienced improvement in symptoms, and 45% experienced remission of their depression at the time of discharge. These rates were maintained at the 6-month follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: Collaborative care for depression can be institutionalized in large healthcare systems and be sustained with a specific, detailed roadmap that includes workflows, training, treatment guidelines, and clear documentation standards that are linked to performance metrics. Extensive stakeholder engagement at every level is also critical for success.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Journal of general internal medicine - 35(2020), Suppl 2 vom: 26. Nov., Seite 839-848

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Coleman, Karen J [VerfasserIn]
Dreskin, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Hackett, Daniel L [VerfasserIn]
Aunskul, Alisa [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jialuo [VerfasserIn]
Imley, Tracy M [VerfasserIn]
Wolfner, Amy L [VerfasserIn]
Beaubrun, Gabrielle F [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 14.05.2021

Date Revised 02.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11606-020-06102-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31675739X