About Primary Care Behavioral Health at CHCW
The practice of primary care behavioral health model resembles and looks a lot like primary care and working with your PCP. PCBH team will form meaningful relationships with you and your family for your entire life. They are embedded within the medical team and are easily accessible. Also, they help with anything and everything, as well as all ages that the clinic services.
We Help With Everything
At CHCW, we look at Primary Care Behavioral Health as anything that relates to behavior. This could include concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and also include helping people improve their diet, sleep, and physical activity. Additionally, people trying to change behavior, such as quit smoking or start a new medication or exercise routine, PCBH team are able to help come up with effective plans to ensure success!
The Importance of Primary Care Behavioral Health
This care involves full collaboration with your Primary Care Physician (PCP). In this model, Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) and providers jointly plan and execute goals, develop integrated care plans, co-manage patients, and maintain shared schedules.
Our Goals
The main goal of the program is to improve communication between Primary Care Behavioral Health and primary care providers and thereby improve care coordination. We aim to:
- Increase availability of PCBH services within the medical model
- Provide support to the PCP in addressing patients’ needs
- Mitigate negative impacts on physical health
- Improve patient clinical outcomes and increase overall satisfaction with care through the PCBH care model.
How Can I Start?
One of our PCBH, Dr. David Bauman, PsyD, explains how a patient can access our services, and how it benefits you as a patient.
Meet Our Primary Care Behavioral Health Team
We’re proud of our team of dedicated professionals, and feel that they make a significant contribution to the welfare of our patients. Our team of PCBH use behavioral science to help our patients develop a plan to improve their overall health as well as to support them in living a meaningful life!
Recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home
We have been awarded the PCMH Certificaiton
The Patient Centered Medical Home is a model of care that puts patients at the forefront of care. It builds better relationships between people and their clinical care teams. Research shows they improve quality, the patient experience and staff satisfaction, while reducing health care cost.
