The PHSKC is seeking an entity to provide psychiatric consultation to the primary care team, largely by phone, to address questions related to diagnosis, medication management, and other components of treatment planning, utilizing pertinent medical information.
Donor Name: Public Health – Seattle & King County
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/26/2022
Size of the Grant: $27,000
Details:
Public Health–Seattle & King County (PHSKC) Health Centers and Mobile Medical Van are part of the safety net clinics for King County. PHSKC has implemented the Collaborative Care Model at its primary care clinics and an adapted version of Collaborative Care on the Mobile Medical Van to address common mental disorders, such as depression, in primary care settings.
To increase access to behavioral health services available through Public Health–Seattle & King County (PHSKC) health centers as part of the safety net clinics, PHSKC has implemented the Collaborative Care Model, an evidence-based service delivery model designed to address common mental disorders, such as depression, in primary care settings. The model includes these essential elements:
- Staff collaboration on mental health treatment in the primary care setting in the following ways:
- The patient’s primary care physician will work with a care coordinator to develop and implement a treatment plan; and
- The care coordinator and primary care providers consult with a designated psychiatrist to help change treatment plans if patients do not improve.
- Care coordinators communicate regularly with primary care providers and consulting psychiatrists to ensure they coordinate the client’s mental health treatment; and facilitate care, provide brief therapeutic interventions, refer clients to appropriate resources, and monitor symptoms for treatment response.
- A designated psychiatrist systematically consults with the care coordinator and primary care physician on the care of patients who do not respond to treatments as expected. The psychiatrist may suggest referrals to community behavioral health agencies for complex patients who need more intensive service and who are eligible to receive more intensive services through these agencies.
- Care coordinators or other clinic staff measure symptoms at the start of a patient’s treatment and regularly thereafter using brief, structured screening and clinical rating scales that are appropriate for the specific disorders that are being treated.
Funding Information
Total anticipated cost for Parts 1 and 2 is estimated to be $27,000 per year.
For more information, visit Public Health – Seattle & King County.
