Financial Analysis of Behavioral Health Services in a Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic

This article addresses a current need in psychological practice by describing a financially feasible model that moves toward integrated care of behavioral health services in a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Financial information (costs and revenue associated with behavioral health services) for the...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology Vol. 41; no. 8; p. 879
Main Authors: Yarbro, Jessica L, Mehlenbeck, Robyn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.09.2016
Subjects:
Child
Cost Savings - statistics & numerical data
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated - economics
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated - organization & administration
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - economics
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - psychology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - therapy
Endocrinology - economics
Endocrinology - organization & administration
Feasibility Studies
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Income - statistics & numerical data
Mental Health Services - economics
Mental Health Services - organization & administration
Models, Economic
Patient Care Team - economics
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Pediatrics - economics
Pediatrics - organization & administration
Psychology, Child - economics
Psychology, Child - organization & administration
Virginia
financial feasibility
integrated care
pediatric endocrinology
behavioral
ISSN:1465-735X, 1465-735X
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Summary:This article addresses a current need in psychological practice by describing a financially feasible model that moves toward integrated care of behavioral health services in a pediatric endocrinology clinic. Financial information (costs and revenue associated with behavioral health services) for the clinic, over an 18-month period (July 2012 to December 2013), was obtained through the hospital's financial department. The clinic meets one half day per week. Over the 18-month period, the behavioral health services generated a net gain of $3661.45 in the favor of the clinic. We determined that the psychologist and clinical psychology residents needed to see a total of four patients per half-day clinic for the clinic to "break-even." We describe one financially feasible way of integrating behavioral health services into a pediatric endocrinology clinic in the hope that this will be generalizable to other medical settings.
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ISSN:1465-735X
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/jsv109