A National Agenda for Research in Collaborative Care

Congratulations to Rodger Kessler, PhD, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, for publishing a series of major policy papers commissioned by AHRQ.  The full papers are available here. A National Agenda for Research in Collaborative Care

Papers from the Collaborative Care Research Network Research Development Conference This collection of three research papers represents the fruits of the AHRQ-funded Collaborative Care Research Network Research Development Conference in Denver in October 2009. At the meeting, participants took steps toward establishing a research agenda for collaborative care among primary care and mental health clinicians. Collaborative care emphasizes the recognition and care of mental health problems in primary care settings and the effective collaboration of primary care and mental health clinicians. Collaborative care is regarded as an important function of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), and one avenue toward achieving PCMH goals for health, patient experience, and affordability. The three papers are: Establishing a Research Agenda for Collaborative Care (Miller, Kessler, and Peek). A Framework for Collaborative Care Metrics (Kessler and Miller). A Collaborative Care Lexicon for Asking Practice and Research Development Questions (Peek). Select to download print version (PDF File, 800 KB). PDF Help. Investigators: Benjamin F. Miller, Psy. D., University of Colorado School of Medicine Rodger Kessler, Ph. D., ABPP, University of Vermont College of Medicine C.J. Peek, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Medical School Editor: Charlotte Mullican, M.P.H., Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Contents Overview    The Papers    From Lexicon Definitions to Practical Metrics: The Flow of Concepts in the Papers Establishing the Research Agenda for Collaborative Care    Abstract    Introduction    Methodology    Toward a Collaborative Care Lexicon    The Method for Producing the Research Agenda—The Conference    Results    Financial Research Questions    Summary A Framework For Collaborative Care Metrics    Abstract    Access to Behavioral Care for Medical Patients: Insufficient    Uncertainty about Characteristics of Ideal Care    Discussing Collaborative Care with a Common Consensually Derived Language    The Need for Definition and Measurement    Parameters of Measurement    Collaborative Care Measures and Metrics    Summary A Collaborative Care Lexicon for Asking Practice and Research Development Questions    Abstract    Introduction: A Place in a New Movement for an Old Idea    Consistent Language for research in Collaborative Care    A Method for Creating a Lexicon for Collaborative Care    The Product—A Lexicon for Collaborative Care    Applications for the Lexicon    Conclusion: The Need for Consistently Understood Concepts and Vocabulary in Emerging Fields