Karl Vanderwood, Chase Walker, Carol Hardy, and Brandn Green of JG have become localized experts in Collaborative Care efforts through an ongoing partnership with Concert Health. For more information on Concert Health’s Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), see our news post from March.
JG Research and Evaluation has completed several research projects with Concert Health, analyzing different aspects of the Collaborative Care Model for behavioral health treatment. Following the team’s earlier work on CoCM in pediatric settings, JG researchers have produced multiple studies examining collaborative care delivery and outcomes.
The first study on virtual collaborative care outcomes analyzed data from over 28,000 patients with anxiety and depression diagnoses. The research found that increased clinical touchpoints were associated with improved outcomes for both populations. A second study examined which clinical variables predicted successful treatment completion, identifying that more frequent touchpoints combined with shorter enrollment durations were associated with better outcomes.
The research team also produced two research briefs in collaboration with Concert Health. The first analyzed healthcare policy effects across states. Using data from 49,849 patient records across 10 states, the research showed that states that allow Medicaid reimbursement for CoCM had higher numbers of patients across all payor sources (Medicaid, Private, or Commercial insurance), as well as substantial increases in provider adoption of Medicaid patients following state passage of CoCM codes for Medicaid. A second research brief discussed Concert Health’s Suicide Care Pathway. The team discovered that 76% of at-risk patients showed improvement in their suicide risk level after six months of care. The research group hopes to publish a peer-reviewed journal article building on the results of this research brief soon.