Executive Briefings | August 25, 2015
All Integration Is Not The Same
Greetings from sunny San Diego! Today we launched the 2015 OPEN MINDS California Management Best Practices Institute with a pre-institute workshop Succeeding In A World Of Integrated Care: Options For Behavioral Health Provider Organizations, on integration, led by my colleague, OPEN MINDS Senior Associate George Braunstein.
Integration is one of those buzzwords that everyone is talking about – but the meaning of the term can vary significantly. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines integration as “whole person care that focuses on overall . . .