New Report on BCBS of MA Foundation’s Innovative Integrated Care Practices
June 25th, 2019 | News
The newly released report developed by JSI finds positive outcomes from the BCBSMA Foundation’s Fostering Effective Integration Initiative. The final evaluation lays out findings related to access, patient outcomes, and costs of integrated behavioral health (IBH) and highlights innovative practices and patient stories.
JSI’s report found that through the three-year initiative:
The Fostering Effective Integration Initiative was launched in 2016 to expand access to integrated behavioral health and primary care services in Massachusetts. JSI was chosen to conduct an evaluation of FEI to assess the impact of various models of IBH on access, clinical outcomes, and cost for different populations and settings.
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