How Healthcare Professionals can Improve Patient Care through Team-Based Approach: The Benefits of Engaging Behavioral Health Clinicians

Healthcare professionals cannot meet all the behavioral health needs of their patients alone. A team-based approach that integrates behavioral health services into a practice is usually more effective. Therefore, it’s crucial to evaluate how your practice identifies and cares for patients who need behavioral health care. One way to improve this is by engaging the assistance of behavioral health clinicians in your practice, such as embedded behavioral health specialists, diabetes educators, psychiatrists, psychologists, or social workers.

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