Costs of implementing and sustaining enhanced collaborative care programs involving community partners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collaborative care is an evidence-based program for treating depression in primary care. We sought to expand this model by recruiting clinics interested in incorporating community partners (i.e., community-based organizations (CBO) and/or family members) in the care team. Seven sites implemented evidence-based collaborative care programs with community partners while collecting information on costs of implementing and sustaining programs.

Methods

Sites retrospectively collected data on planning and implementation costs with technical assistance from study researchers. Sites also prospectively collected cost of care activities over a 1-month period once the program was implemented to determine resources needed to sustain programs. Personnel salary costs were adjust

SUBMITTER: Hoeft TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6471861 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature