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Behavioral Health: Connecting Your Patients To The Care They Need

Date: 05/01/18

Mortality rates for individuals with behavioral health conditions are estimated to be twice as high as in the population as a whole. Individuals with a mental illness and coexisting physical health condition experience an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. However, research indicates that coordinated care management of mental and physical health conditions improves disease control.

– American Medical Association

As a physician, you want the best outcomes for your patient, and that means addressing any potential behavioral health or substance abuse condition the patient may have. These conditions, if left untreated, can have a negative impact on outcomes.

We can help.

Support for Your Patients

We partner with healthcare providers to ensure that their patients – our members – have access to the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Our behavioral health and substance abuse services are designed to engage the patient in his or her health at the point of care and beyond.

We help connect our members to:

  • Outpatient mental health and substance use services (counseling/therapy)
  • Psychiatric services and medication management
  • Psychiatric inpatient hospital
  • Psychological testing
  • Intensive Outpatient Services for substance use treatment
  • Non-hospital and inpatient residential detoxification, rehabilitation and halfway house
  • Crisis services, 24/7
  • Psychiatric residential treatment for children (under the age of 18)
  • Rehabilitation services such as Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
  • Referrals to other community-level resources
  • Transitional health care services

Support for Your Practice

As a provider in our network, you have access to multiple free education and training opportunities to assist you in diagnosing and developing care plans for patients with behavioral health and substance abuse conditions. Whether you’re a primary care provider interested in integrated care or a behavioral health provider seeking specific training, we have free educational and training opportunities for you.

The courses we offer include, but are not limited to:

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Behavioral Health Screening Tools
  • LOCUS/CALOCUS
  • SMART Goals and Treatment Planning
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5)
  • Co-Occurring Disorders
  • Systems of Care
  • Psychotropic Medications

You can view a full catalog of our free educational offerings at www.EnvolveU.com. Simply select Louisiana to choose and register for your preferred course.

You’re also encouraged to refer your patients – our members – to our Care Management program, where they’ll receive personalized support and guidance to help them manage their conditions. Our Care Management team can help you improve your patients’ compliance with treatment and reduce non-emergent ED visits, and they support your efforts to connect them to the behavioral health services they need. Referring a member to Care Management is easy – just complete this form.

Want to learn more?

Please click here to learn more about our behavioral health and substance use programs, tools and supports for our members. You can also click here to learn more about integrated care and to find out how to contact our integrated care team.