Dr. Kyle John, Clinical VP of Behavioral Health at Mercy Health System, joins Dr. Mena Mirhom to talk about the critical problem of access to behavioral healthcare in the United States — and how to solve it.
Dr. John defines collaborative care and discusses its benefits, including how increased access to behavioral healthcare can help improve patients' physical health. Dr. John and Dr. Mirhom discuss collaborative care applications for both pediatric and adult populations and how behavioral health clinicians and primary care providers can, under the collaborative care model, truly work together for improved patient outcomes. Dr. John shares his experience from implementing collaborative care at Mercy Health System and offers his advice to providers and health systems who are looking for the future of behavioral healthcare.