A Population Health Management Approach to Supporting People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability and Behavioral Challenges

Abstract

In an effort to effectively bring services to vulnerable populations and groups that experience health and other disparities resulting from factors relating to social and economic inequities and/or severe medical, behavioral, or other conditions, health and human service organizations and providers have started integrating services across sectors that have historically operated independent of one another. An example of this is the increasing integration of behavioral health services into primary care settings. Despite the growing need for a comprehensive service model, integrating services is a slow process. The incremental progression is a result of the challenge of “de-siloing” of policies, regulations, and systems for payment across disparate sectors.