Keep In Mind The “Why” Of Integration

Last week, I covered the presentation by Arthur Evans, the Commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), What’s The Future Of Behavioral Health In Light Of The Disruptive Innovation Of Healthcare Reform? Regional And Local Trends & Issues, at the September 15 launch of the Philadelphia Social Innovation Journal’s Behavioral Health Edition Launch Event (see Public Health = Population Health) – I opened the event with a framework presentation, The Trends & Issues Shaping Behavioral Health Service Delivery In The Post-Health Care Reform Era.

What followed were some very provocative thoughts, followed by . . .