Collaboration In Healthcare

Providers struggle with how to structure integrated services into the primary care office is also a known barrier to collaboration of care. (Gerrity, 2014, p. 8) This is especially true when integrated care requires changes of staff to include training and support to the already present process of care. Resistance to change with staff taking on new roles and the addition of new staff professionals is often difficult to overcome. In addition, there is the lack of health information technology and confidentiality rules to be considered when treating behavioral health and substance abuse all of which continue to complicate the goal of collaboration amongst providers. (Gerrity, 2014, p. 9) Integration requires primary care and behavioral health