
Dr. George Nasra, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, joins Dr. Mena Mirhom to discuss the siloed nature of the U.S. healthcare system and the opportunity to achieve behavioral health integration by taking a population health perspective. Dr. Nasra also serves as Chief of the Division of Collaborative Care and Wellness and Medical Director of Behavioral Health Partners at URMC. In this capacity, he discusses the history of Rochester’s biopsychosocial approach and philosophy of whole-person care and shares how and why they implemented a collaborative care model. Finally, Dr. Mirhom and Dr. Nasra dig into the details on how CoCM helped Rochester not only to improve the quality of care but also to reduce costs.