Collaboration with Pediatric Primary Care Providers: Bridging the Gap

Sandra L. Fritsch, MD, Training Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Residency, Maine Medical Center

Renee Leavitt, MS, OTRL, Program Manager, Child & Geriatric Outpatient Psychiatry, Maine Medical Center

Collaborative Family Healthcare Association 13th Annual ConferenceOctober 27-29, 2011 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.A.

Session #12aOctober 28, 20111:30 PM

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I/We have not had any relevant financial relationships

during the past 12 months.

Need/Practice Gap & Supporting Resources

What is the scientific basis for this talk? • ~ 20 percent of U.S. children and adolescents (15 million), 9 to 17,

have diagnosable psychiatric disorders (MECA, 1996, the Surgeon General, 1999)

• Only about 20% of emotionally disturbed children and adolescents receive some kind of mental health services (the Surgeon General, 1999), and only a small fraction of them receive evaluation and treatment by child and adolescent psychiatrists.

• 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), 20,562 children (7.2%) in Maine ages 0-17 had an emotional, developmental or behavioral problem for which they needed treatment or counseling. More than 29% of Maine children (40% of U.S. children) with mental health issues did not receive needed mental health services

Objectives

1) To provide an understanding of the mental health needs of children and adolescents

2) To describe a collaborative care model: The Child Psychiatry Access Program in Maine (CPAP)

3) To understand how the CPAP model enhances primary care delivery of mental health assessment and treatment

Expected Outcomes1) Learners will understand the needs and challenges for

mental health treatment of children and adolescents

2) Learners will be able to describe a collaborative care model between child psychiatry and primary care

3) Learners will be able to identify the key components for success in collaborative care partnerships

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Gap? Why does it exist?

• Managed care/splitting of benefits

• Fee for service medicine, time

• Stigma• Training gaps• Work force shortage issues• Ideological differences• “Privacy”

Health Care ReformPotential Changes

• Patient-centered Medical Homes

• Team-based medical care

• Accountable care organizations

• All speak to opportunities/needs/mandates for bringing mental/behavioral health needs into primary care, creating BRIDGES

Thoughts on Bridges:

• Ways/models? How might this work?– Traditional

– Collaborative/consultative

– Co-located provider

• Pros & cons of mental health involvement?

Radio Play(before CPAP)

CPAP

• Child Psychiatry Access Project

• Funded by MEHAF, pilot project

• Ultimate goal is to aid PCP’s with access to child mental health and

• To promote efficacy and change behaviors of PCP’s to deliver basic mental health screenings and treatment

CPAP Model

• Based on similar model in Massachusetts (www.mcpap.org)

• Attempts to “replicate” MCPAP in other states as well

• Key personnel– 0.5 fte Clinical care coordinator (CCC)– 0.25 fte Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (CAP)

CPAP (how we “do it”)

• 1st: Face to face meeting with all members of practice to describe program and “sign contract”

• Pre-survey on “access to care”

• Initial call to CCC to request resource or telephone consultation

• CAP returns call within 45 minutes

• Possible face-to-face patient consultation

• Collaborative learning sessions

CPAP Learning SessionsLunch & Learning Sessions By Year

Year One Year Two Year Three

Formal signing up the practice

Fundamentals of Antidepressant

Medications

Encopresis & Enuresis

Mental Health Screening Tools

Crisis and Chaos in the PCP Setting

ODD, “Just Say Yes”

Basics for ADHD, Medications and

Treatements

Treatment of Anxiety in Primary Care

Natural Therapies for Mental Health Issues

and Sleep

What is Therapy? What are the Systems of Care in

Maine?

Depression and Suicide and the Role of the PCP

Substance Abuse

Examples of Phone Consults:

• Review of testing and establishing treatment algorithm

• School refusal

• Cutting and IDDM

• “Messiah”

• Progressive decline

Roles of the Child Psychiatrist

• Educator• Cheerleader• Team member• Provide a joint partnership• “The Expert”• “The Bad Guy”

Radio Play(After CPAP)

CPAP Resource UtilizationJan 2010 – Sept 2010

• Total # calls = 117• Calls for resources = 32• Phone consults with CAP = 95 (?)• Face to Face Consults = 19• Diagnoses:

– Co-morbid = 49% ADHD=18%– Anx/ADHD=17% Dep=13%– Dep/Anx=16% Anx=8%– ADHD/ODD=6%

CPAP Statistics, Year 2• Service questionnaire:

– Adequate access to child psychiatry?• Pre CPAP=100% disagree or strongly disagree• 12+ Months after CPAP=100 % agree or strongly agree

– Child Psychiatry consultation in timely manner?• Pre CPAP = 100% disagree or strongly disagree• 12+ months post CPAP = 100% agree or strongly agree

– Able to meet the mental health needs of patients with existing resources:

• Pre CPAP = 12% agree or strongly agree• 6 months post CPAP = 100% agree or strongly agree

Comments: “I feel now that I can do anything because you are available”, “Thank you that was really helpful”, “I did the PHQ-9 before med and after and it shows she is really better…”

Other Statistics, Year 2

• Response to survey 11/16= 68.8%• Use of CPAP services 9/11= 81.8%• How do you screen mental health?

– 54.5% tools– 45.5% interview

Discussion

Ways to “bridge your gaps”

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