Collaborative Care is the most evidence-based model for integrated behavioral health care with over 90 randomized controlled trials demonstrating its effectiveness. This moderated panel will feature experts from three states, New York, Michigan, and Arkansas, in varying stages of Collaborative Care implementation. They will share stories and lesson learned from their respective states including common challenges and facilitators likely to be encountered in any state, along with potential unique state factors.
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Patty Gibson, Medical Director for Behavioral Health for AR Blue Cross Blue Shield, Co-founder of AR Behavioral Health Integration Network Patty Gibson MD
Donald (Ed) Deneke, Lead Psychiatric Consultant Trainer, PRISM, Michigan Medicine Donald (Ed) Deneke MD
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