Costs of using evidence-based implementation strategies for behavioral health integration in a large primary care system.
Kai YeungJulie RichardsEric GoemerPaula LozanoGwen LaphamEmily WilliamsJoseph GlassAmy LeeCarol AchtmeyerRyan CaldeiroRebecca ParrishKatharine BradleyPublished in: Health services research (2021)
When spread across patients screened in a single year, BHI implementation costs were well within the range for commonly used diagnostic assessments in primary care (eg, laboratory tests). This suggests that implementation costs alone should not be a substantial barrier to population-based BHI.