What You Should Know:
- Concert Health, a leading behavioral health medical group, today announced a collaboration with Mass General Brigham, an integrated academic health care system, to expand behavioral health services delivered through primary care.
- The launch program will be rolled out in Mass General Brigham’s primary care facilities throughout Massachusetts, giving more than 400 primary care providers and their patients access to Concert Health’s behavioral health services.Collaborative care is an evidence-based approach to identifying and treating patients with behavioral health conditions such as anxiety and depression in primary care settings.
- Concert Health was created to facilitate the integration of comprehensive behavioral health services into primary care on a large scale. Its distinctive approach and technology platform simplify the process for major healthcare systems and medical groups to incorporate its services into their overall care offerings. With an impressive team of nearly 200 highly skilled clinicians, Concert Health provides both patients and healthcare providers with remote access to behavioral health professionals, including psychiatrists and care managers. This access is available through primary care providers, pediatricians, and OB/GYNs within 24-48 hours. To date, Concert Health has provided care for over 70,000 patients, with 55% of them covered by Medicaid and Medicare.
