Update on the IBHPC

The first version of the IBHPC intervention is complete! It consists of:

• the online curriculum
• the toolkit, including
• team management suggestions
• a set of tactics for integrating behavioral and primary care
• step-by-step templates for clinic process redesign
• a guide for patient partners working on the redesign team at the clinics
• remote coaching for practice facilitators

The curriculum is a series of 15-30 minute multimedia modules in the Canvas learning management system and comes with continuing education credit. It is tailored for specific audiences based on their roles in the clinic: primary care providers, behavioral health providers, nurses, care managers, administrative staff, facilitators, managers and patient-partners. The workbook is available online as a PDF document than can be printed for local use. The remote coaching is delivered via phone and web by a team of experienced practice coaches from a secret location at IBHPC HQ.

This is a major milestone and I'm very grateful to the cast of thousands, led by Connie van Eeghen, Daniel Mullin, CR Macchi, Yuna Berman, Jen Lavoie, Paula Reynolds, Doug Pomeroy and Gail Rose.

For now, the intervention is the heart of our study. When the study is over (and we have some idea of how well it works!), we will make it available for use in a clinic near you...

- Ben Littenberg